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Q.151
In August 1857, which force stationed at the Erinpura cantonment rebelled, raised the cry 'Chalo Dilli, maro firangi' and joined Thakur Kushal Singh at Auwa?
- A The Mewar Bhil Corps
- B The Kota Contingent
- C The Jodhpur Legion
- D The Shekhawati Brigade
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Correct answer: (C) The Jodhpur Legion
The Jodhpur Legion at Erinpura mutinied in August 1857 and marched to Auwa, strengthening Kushal Singh's stand against the British. The Mewar Bhil Corps, based at Kherwara, stayed loyal to the British.
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Q.152
Who is regarded as the founder of Hada Chauhan rule at Bundi, after taking the area from Meena chiefs?
- A Rao Surjan
- B Rao Deva
- C Madho Singh
- D Rao Bar Singh
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Correct answer: (B) Rao Deva
Rao Deva Hada wrested Bundi from the Meenas and founded the Hada state; the Bundi-Kota region came to be called Hadoti after this clan. Madho Singh later became the first ruler of Kota.
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Q.153
The Gurjara-Pratiharas traced their descent from which figure of the Ramayana, who served as door-keeper (pratihara) to Rama?
- A Hanuman
- B Bharata
- C Lava
- D Lakshmana
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Correct answer: (D) Lakshmana
Pratihara inscriptions, including Mihir Bhoja's Gwalior prashasti and Bauka's Jodhpur inscription, say Lakshmana acted as door-keeper to his elder brother Rama, giving the dynasty its name.
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Q.154
The Kajli (Badi) Teej, celebrated on Bhadrapad Krishna Tritiya with a grand procession of Teej Mata, is especially famous in which city?
- A Jaipur
- B Kota
- C Ajmer
- D Bundi
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Correct answer: (D) Bundi
Bundi's Kajli Teej, celebrated in Bhadrapad with a procession and fair, is a hallmark festival of the Hadoti region. Jaipur's main Teej procession is taken out earlier, in Shravan.
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Q.155
Which poet wrote the Rajasthani poem 'Pathal ar Peethal' on Maharana Pratap and the collection 'Dharti Dhoran Ri'?
- A Kanhaiyalal Sethia
- B Vijaydan Detha
- C Suryamal Mishran
- D Dursa Adha
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Correct answer: (A) Kanhaiyalal Sethia
Kanhaiyalal Sethia of Sujangarh (Churu) wrote 'Pathal ar Peethal', in which Pathal is Pratap and Peethal is Prithviraj Rathore, as well as the much-loved 'Dharti Dhoran Ri'.
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Q.156
Who became Prime Minister of the United State of Rajasthan when Udaipur (Mewar) joined it on 18 April 1948?
- A Gokul Lal Asawa
- B Hiralal Shastri
- C Jai Narayan Vyas
- D Manikya Lal Verma
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Correct answer: (D) Manikya Lal Verma
Manikya Lal Verma headed the ministry of this third stage, whose Rajpramukh was Maharana Bhupal Singh of Udaipur. Hiralal Shastri headed the next stage, Greater Rajasthan, in 1949.
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Q.157
Consider the following statements about the Narmada canal in Rajasthan: 1. Its water enters Rajasthan near Silu village in Jalore district. 2. Irrigation in its command area is permitted only through sprinkler or drip systems. Which of these is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the canal from Gujarat's Sardar Sarovar enters Rajasthan near Silu (Jalore) and serves Jalore and Barmer, and pressure irrigation (sprinkler or drip) was made mandatory to stretch its limited water.
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Q.158
Veer Durgadas Rathore spent his last years away from Marwar and died in 1718. In which city is his chhatri (cenotaph)?
- A Jodhpur
- B Mandore
- C Ujjain
- D Pushkar
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Correct answer: (C) Ujjain
Estranged from Ajit Singh, Durgadas left Marwar; after his death he was cremated on the bank of the Kshipra at Ujjain, where his chhatri stands.
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Q.159
The Chulia waterfall, near Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh district, is formed by which river?
- A Banas
- B Kali Sindh
- C Chambal
- D Mahi
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Correct answer: (C) Chambal
Chulia falls lies on the Chambal in its gorge section near Rawatbhata. The Kali Sindh is a Chambal tributary that flows through Jhalawar.
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Q.160
Allah Jilai Bai of Bikaner, famous for the song 'Kesariya Balam', was a renowned singer of which style of Rajasthani music?
- A Rasiya
- B Maand
- C Kajri
- D Dhrupad
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Correct answer: (B) Maand
Maand is a refined semi-classical singing style of the Rajput courts, and Allah Jilai Bai, a court singer of Bikaner, became one of its most celebrated voices. Rasiya is a folk song style of the Braj area (Bharatpur-Dholpur).
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Q.161
The headquarters of the North Western Railway zone, which covers most of Rajasthan, is at
- A Jodhpur
- B Ajmer
- C Bikaner
- D Jaipur
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Correct answer: (D) Jaipur
North Western Railway, formed in 2002, has its headquarters at Jaipur; Jaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner and Jodhpur are its divisions.
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Q.162
The fire dance (agni nritya), in which men dance on a bed of glowing embers to the beat of a nagada, is performed by followers of which sect, with Katariyasar in Bikaner district as its main centre?
- A Bishnoi
- B Dadupanthi
- C Jasnathi Sidh
- D Ramsnehi
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Correct answer: (C) Jasnathi Sidh
The fire dance is a ritual of the Jasnathi Sidh sect founded by Jasnathji, and Katariyasar in Bikaner district is its main seat. The Bishnoi sect, founded by Jambhoji, is known for protecting trees and wildlife.
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Q.163
With which neighbouring state does Rajasthan share its longest inter-state boundary?
- A Madhya Pradesh
- B Gujarat
- C Haryana
- D Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: (A) Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan's border with Madhya Pradesh, along the south-east and east, is its longest with any state; its shortest inter-state border is with Punjab.
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Q.164
Ajmer passed under direct British rule in 1818 when it was ceded to the East India Company by which power?
- A The Holkars of Indore
- B The Rathores of Jodhpur
- C The Sindhias of Gwalior
- D The Nawab of Tonk
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Correct answer: (C) The Sindhias of Gwalior
Daulat Rao Sindhia ceded Ajmer to the British in 1818; as Ajmer-Merwara it was the only directly British-ruled province in Rajputana until 1947, and it merged with Rajasthan in 1956.
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Q.165
Which salt lake of Rajasthan is known for brine rich in sodium sulphate, so that its low-grade salt is used mainly for industrial purposes rather than as table salt?
- A Pachpadra
- B Lunkaransar
- C Didwana
- D Kawod
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Correct answer: (C) Didwana
Didwana's salt carries a high share of sodium sulphate, and a sodium sulphate plant was set up there. Pachpadra, by contrast, is noted for salt with a very high sodium chloride content.
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Q.166
Bhamashah, remembered as 'Danveer', is famous in Mewar history for which act?
- A Saving the infant Udai Singh from Banbir
- B Leading the Rajput vanguard at Haldighati
- C Building the Vijay Stambh at Chittor
- D Offering his accumulated wealth to Maharana Pratap to continue the war against Akbar
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Correct answer: (D) Offering his accumulated wealth to Maharana Pratap to continue the war against Akbar
Bhamashah, Pratap's minister, placed his family's savings at the Maharana's disposal after Haldighati, enabling him to rebuild his army. Hakim Khan Sur led the vanguard at Haldighati.
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Q.167
Which Bhil chieftain supported Maharana Pratap in his struggle, a memory preserved in the Bhil figure on the Mewar royal emblem?
- A Rana Punja
- B Ram Shah Tanwar
- C Jhala Man
- D Bhamashah
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Correct answer: (A) Rana Punja
Rana Punja and his Bhil archers fought for Pratap in the hills; the Mewar coat of arms shows a Rajput on one side and a Bhil on the other. Ram Shah Tanwar, former ruler of Gwalior, died at Haldighati.
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Q.168
Maharana Pratap's first coronation in 1572, held soon after the death of Udai Singh II, took place at which place?
- A Kumbhalgarh
- B Gogunda
- C Chavand
- D Chittorgarh
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Correct answer: (B) Gogunda
Pratap was crowned at Gogunda, where Udai Singh had died; a formal ceremony was held later at Kumbhalgarh. Chittor had been in Mughal hands since 1568.
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Q.169
Who was the first woman Governor of Rajasthan (2004-2007), who left the post on being elected President of India?
- A Sarojini Naidu
- B Margaret Alva
- C Pratibha Patil
- D Sheila Dikshit
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Correct answer: (C) Pratibha Patil
Pratibha Patil was Governor of Rajasthan from November 2004 to June 2007 and then became India's first woman President. Sarojini Naidu was Governor of the United Provinces after independence.
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Q.170
'Kagzi' pottery, so thin and light that it is compared to paper, is a speciality of which city of Rajasthan?
- A Alwar
- B Pokaran
- C Bikaner
- D Kota
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Correct answer: (A) Alwar
Alwar's kagzi pottery takes its name from kagaz (paper) because of its very thin walls. Pokaran in Jaisalmer district has its own distinct pottery tradition.
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Q.171
Consider the following statements about the battle of Haldighati (1576): 1. Abul Fazl called it the battle of Khamnor. 2. Badauni, who fought on the Mughal side, called it the battle of Gogunda. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Abul Fazl named it after Khamnor village and Badauni, an eyewitness, after Gogunda; Colonel Tod later called it the Thermopylae of Mewar.
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Q.172
Consider the following statements about Ranthambore: 1. Iltutmish failed in his attempt to capture Ranthambore. 2. Jalaluddin Khalji captured Ranthambore in 1290-91. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. Iltutmish took Ranthambore in 1226, while Jalaluddin Khalji abandoned his siege; the fort fell to Alauddin Khalji in 1301.
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Q.173
The Chittorgarh fort stands on a flat-topped table land rising sharply above the surrounding plain. What is this plateau called?
- A Mesa plateau
- B Uparmal plateau
- C Bhorat plateau
- D Lasadia plateau
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Correct answer: (A) Mesa plateau
Chittorgarh fort is built on the Mesa plateau, a flat-topped hill about 180 m above the plain. Uparmal, Bhorat and Lasadia are other plateaus of southern and south-eastern Rajasthan.
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Q.174
Which ancient Mahajanapada had its capital at Viratnagar, the modern Bairat in Kotputli-Behror district?
- A Matsya
- B Surasena
- C Avanti
- D Kuru
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Correct answer: (A) Matsya
Matsya Mahajanapada, associated with the Pandavas' year in disguise, had its capital at Viratnagar (Bairat), which was in Jaipur district until 2023 and is now in Kotputli-Behror district. Surasena's capital was Mathura.
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Q.175
Which ruler, placed in the 6th century, is regarded as the earliest known Chauhan king of Sakambhari (Sambhar)?
- A Ajayaraja II
- B Vasudeva
- C Simharaja
- D Someshwar
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Correct answer: (B) Vasudeva
Vasudeva is the traditional founder of Chauhan power at Sakambhari; the 14th-century Jain text Prabandha Kosha dates his accession to 551 CE (608 VS), though this date is uncertain, and legend links him with the Sambhar lake. Ajayaraja II founded Ajmer in the 12th century.
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Q.176
During the 1857 revolt, which Maharana of Mewar gave shelter to British women and children fleeing Neemuch in the Jag Mandir palace on Lake Pichola?
- A Maharana Swaroop Singh
- B Maharana Fateh Singh
- C Maharana Bhupal Singh
- D Maharana Sajjan Singh
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Correct answer: (A) Maharana Swaroop Singh
Maharana Swaroop Singh (ruled 1842-1861) sided with the British and lodged the Neemuch refugees at Jag Mandir. Sajjan Singh, Fateh Singh and Bhupal Singh ruled Mewar after 1874.
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Q.177
The Bijolia peasant movement against excessive lag-bag (cesses) in Mewar was given organised leadership from 1916 by which leader?
- A Jamnalal Bajaj
- B Vijay Singh Pathik
- C Arjun Lal Sethi
- D Manikya Lal Verma
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Correct answer: (B) Vijay Singh Pathik
Vijay Singh Pathik (Bhoop Singh) organised the Bijolia movement from 1916 and founded the Rajasthan Seva Sangh. Sadhu Sitaram Das led its earlier phase from 1897.
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Q.178
Which site in Hanumangarh district, known for Kushan-period pottery and terracottas, was excavated by a Swedish expedition led by Hanna Rydh in the early 1950s?
- A Rangmahal
- B Sothi
- C Pilibanga
- D Badopal
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Correct answer: (A) Rangmahal
The Swedish archaeological expedition under Hanna Rydh dug Rangmahal in 1952-54 and published its report from Lund in 1959. Its finds belong mainly to the Kushan and post-Kushan period.
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Q.179
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata, on the bank of Rana Pratap Sagar, is in which district?
- A Kota
- B Bundi
- C Jhalawar
- D Chittorgarh
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Correct answer: (D) Chittorgarh
Rawatbhata is in Chittorgarh district, although it is close to Kota city. RAPS was India's second atomic power station after Tarapur, built with Canadian collaboration.
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Q.180
Vijay Singh Pathik, whose original name was Bhoop Singh, was born in which present-day state?
- A Rajasthan
- B Madhya Pradesh
- C Haryana
- D Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: (D) Uttar Pradesh
Pathik was born in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh; after escaping from internment at Todgarh he took the name Vijay Singh Pathik, went on to lead the Bijolia movement and founded the Rajasthan Seva Sangh.
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Q.181
Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri is remembered as a disciple and patron of which spiritual leader, who is said to have adopted his famous name at the Raja's suggestion?
- A Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- B Swami Vivekananda
- C Swami Ramtirtha
- D Sri Aurobindo
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Correct answer: (B) Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda stayed at Khetri more than once; Raja Ajit Singh is said to have suggested the name 'Vivekananda' and helped fund his 1893 journey to the Parliament of Religions in Chicago.
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Q.182
Nanak Bhil was shot dead in 1923 at Dabi while singing the 'jhanda geet' at a peasants' meeting. Dabi was in which princely state?
- A Kota
- B Mewar
- C Bundi
- D Sirohi
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Correct answer: (C) Bundi
The Dabi firing of 2 April 1923 was part of the Bundi (Barad) peasant movement against heavy taxes and begar. Nanak Bhil is remembered as its martyr.
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Q.183
The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute is located at Avikanagar in which district?
- A Tonk
- B Bikaner
- C Ajmer
- D Jodhpur
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Correct answer: (A) Tonk
CSWRI was set up in 1962 at Avikanagar near Malpura in Tonk district. Bikaner, by contrast, hosts the National Research Centre on Camel.
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Q.184
'Bharatiya Prachin Lipimala', a pioneering study of ancient Indian scripts published in 1894, was written by which historian born in Sirohi?
- A Kaviraj Shyamaldas
- B Jagdish Singh Gahlot
- C Muhnot Nainsi
- D Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha
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Correct answer: (D) Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha
Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha (1863-1947), born at Rohida in Sirohi, wrote 'Bharatiya Prachin Lipimala' and histories of several Rajput states. He had earlier worked under Kaviraj Shyamaldas at Udaipur.
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Q.185
Zawar, one of the world's oldest zinc-lead mining sites, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
- A Bhilwara
- B Udaipur
- C Rajsamand
- D Chittorgarh
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Correct answer: (B) Udaipur
Zawar in Udaipur district has been mined for zinc and lead since ancient times; Hindustan Zinc operates there. Rampura-Agucha in Bhilwara is the other major zinc deposit.
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Q.186
In 1456, Sultan Qutbuddin of Gujarat and Mahmud Khalji of Malwa agreed to attack Mewar jointly and share its territory. This pact against Rana Kumbha is known as the:
- A Treaty of Mandu
- B Treaty of Sarangpur
- C Treaty of Champaner
- D Treaty of Ahmedabad
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Correct answer: (C) Treaty of Champaner
The Treaty of Champaner (1456) united the two sultans against Kumbha, but their campaigns failed to subdue Mewar. Sarangpur was where Kumbha had defeated Mahmud Khalji in 1437.
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Q.187
Which of the following is the correct pair of the state tree and the state flower of Rajasthan?
- A Neem and lotus
- B Babool and palash
- C Khejri and rohida
- D Peepal and kachnar
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Correct answer: (C) Khejri and rohida
Khejri (Prosopis cineraria), the desert's 'kalpavriksha', is the state tree and rohida (Tecomella undulata) the state flower. The state animal is the chinkara (camel added in 2014).
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Q.188
The principal seat of the Rajasthan High Court is located at which city?
- A Jaipur
- B Ajmer
- C Jodhpur
- D Udaipur
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Correct answer: (C) Jodhpur
The Rajasthan High Court was inaugurated at Jodhpur on 29 August 1949 by the Rajpramukh, Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur; a permanent bench at Jaipur was created in 1977. The capital Jaipur is a common wrong answer.
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Q.189
The treaties of 1817-18, by which most Rajputana states accepted British paramountcy, were concluded during the tenure of which Governor-General?
- A Lord Wellesley
- B Lord Cornwallis
- C Lord Hastings
- D Lord Dalhousie
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Correct answer: (C) Lord Hastings
The treaties were concluded under Lord Hastings (Governor-General 1813-1823), largely through Charles Metcalfe, after the campaigns against the Pindaris and Marathas. Lord Wellesley's subsidiary alliances belong to 1798-1805.
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Q.190
Consider the following statements about the Kachhwahas of Amber: 1. Man Singh I concluded the Treaty of Purandar with Shivaji. 2. Bharmal married his daughter to Akbar at Sambhar in 1562. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) Only 2
Only statement 2 is correct. The Treaty of Purandar (1665) was concluded by Mirza Raja Jai Singh I, long after Man Singh I's death in 1614.
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Q.191
The famous Pushkar fair, combining a camel-livestock fair with a religious bathing festival, is held on which full-moon day?
- A Magh Purnima
- B Shravan Purnima
- C Chaitra Purnima
- D Kartik Purnima
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Correct answer: (D) Kartik Purnima
Pushkar fair peaks on Kartik Purnima (October-November), when pilgrims bathe in the Pushkar lake and visit the Brahma temple. Baneshwar fair in Dungarpur is held on Magh Purnima.
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Q.192
At which place, during a fair in 1921, did Motilal Tejawat launch the Eki movement?
- A Mangarh
- B Baneshwar
- C Rishabhdev
- D Matrikundiya
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Correct answer: (D) Matrikundiya
Motilal Tejawat began the Eki movement at the Matrikundiya fair in present Chittorgarh district in 1921. Mangarh is linked with Govind Guru, and Baneshwar is known for its tribal fair at the Som-Mahi confluence.
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Q.193
Bijolia, the centre of the long peasant movement against the jagirdar's cesses that began in 1897, is in which present-day district?
- A Chittorgarh
- B Bundi
- C Rajsamand
- D Bhilwara
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Correct answer: (D) Bhilwara
Bijolia lies in the Uparmal plateau of Bhilwara district and was a thikana of Mewar when the movement began. Begun, centre of another peasant movement, is in Chittorgarh district.
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Q.194
Kota stone, a popular flooring stone quarried in the Hadoti region, is a variety of which rock?
- A Granite
- B Limestone
- C Marble
- D Basalt
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Correct answer: (B) Limestone
Kota stone is a fine-grained, hard limestone quarried mainly in Kota district, around Ramganj Mandi. Marble is a metamorphosed limestone found at places such as Makrana.
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Q.195
Who is regarded as the father of the Indira Gandhi Canal, having proposed in 1948 a canal to carry Punjab's river water into the Thar?
- A M. Visvesvaraya
- B A. N. Khosla
- C K. L. Rao
- D Kanwar Sain
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Correct answer: (D) Kanwar Sain
Kanwar Sain, an irrigation engineer of the Bikaner state, conceived the Rajasthan Canal; a lift canal in Bikaner district is named after him. A. N. Khosla is associated with the Bhakra dam.
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Q.196
The hand-block printers of Sanganer and Bagru, near Jaipur, traditionally belong to which community?
- A Khatri
- B Kumhar
- C Chhipa
- D Sunar
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Correct answer: (C) Chhipa
The Chhipa community has practised hand-block printing at Sanganer and Bagru for generations. Kumhars are the potters, as at Molela.
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Q.197
Sawai Jai Singh II founded Jaipur in 1727. Who was the chief architect who planned the city on the principles of Vastu and Shilpa Shastra?
- A Lal Chand Ustad
- B Mandan
- C Dharna Shah
- D Vidyadhar Bhattacharya
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Correct answer: (D) Vidyadhar Bhattacharya
Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, a Bengali scholar-architect, designed Jaipur's grid plan. Lal Chand Ustad designed the Hawa Mahal much later, in 1799.
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Q.198
Which river, the lifeline of the tribal belt of southern Rajasthan, is popularly called the 'Ganga of Vagad' and the 'Ganga of Kanthal'?
- A Som
- B Mahi
- C Jakham
- D Sabarmati
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Correct answer: (B) Mahi
The Mahi flows through Pratapgarh (Kanthal) and Banswara-Dungarpur (Vagad), where it is revered, hence these names. The Som and Jakham are its tributaries.
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Q.199
Phad paintings, long cloth scrolls depicting the lives of Pabuji and Devnarayan, are traditionally made by the Joshi family of which town?
- A Nathdwara
- B Shahpura (Bhilwara)
- C Kishangarh
- D Bassi (Chittorgarh)
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Correct answer: (B) Shahpura (Bhilwara)
Shahpura in Bhilwara district is the home of Phad painting (Shree Lal Joshi was its best-known artist). Nathdwara is famous for Pichwai paintings of Srinathji, Bassi for wooden kavads.
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Q.200
Which of the following state cultural institutions is correctly matched with the city where it is headquartered?
- A Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi – Bikaner
- B Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi – Jodhpur
- C Rajasthan State Archives – Jaipur
- D Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi – Udaipur
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Correct answer: (D) Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi – Udaipur
The Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi is at Udaipur. The Sangeet Natak Akademi is at Jodhpur, the Lalit Kala Akademi at Jaipur and the State Archives at Bikaner.
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