Industries, Tourism and Transportation of Rajasthan - Class VIII

The Geographical tourist places are nothing but those tourist sites that are present in nature and hence are called Natural tourist places. Sand Dunes of Jaisalmer, Jaisamand, Fateh Sagar, Pichola Lake, Udai Sagar Lake are examples of natural or geographical tourist sites of Rajasthan. The other geographical sites of Rajasthan include national parks like Ranthambore, Sariska, desert national park of Jaisalmer and Balmer etc.

Rajasthan is a place which holds a glorious sites of tourism which includes geographical, historical and religious site. It attracts people from all over the world. For the ease, the tourism of Rajasthan is divided into various circuits namely Jaipur-Ajmer circuit, Maru circuit and Mewar circuit.

Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is an agency of Government of Rajasthan set up in 1978 to develop tourism in the state. Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation was given full status of industry in the year 1989. The logo of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is ‘Incredible state of India’. The Corporation organises package tours, fairs, festivals, entertainment, shopping and transport services.

Pushkar Lake is also called as Pushkar Sarovar. It is located in the pushkar town of Ajmer district. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as "Tirtha-Raj" – the king of pilgrimage sites. Temple of Pushkar is located near Puskar Lake. The deity worshiped in this temple is Lord Brahma.

National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the Shore of Chambal River. It conserves crocodiles and alligators. Apart from this it also protects critically endangered gharial (small crocodiles), the red-crowned roof turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin.

Vijaystambh and Kirtistambh are one among many historical sites present in Rajasthan. This stambh or pillar is an imposing victory monument located in Chittorgarh of Rajasthan. It was constructed by Mewar king Rana Kumbha in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji. 

Rajasthan is a place which holds glory for immense number of tourist sites that attract people from all over the world.  It has many historical sites. One among them is Mehrangarh Fort. This fort is located in Jodhpur of Rajasthan and is one of the largest forts in India. This fort was built by Rao Jodha in the year 1460.

Tourist sites of Rajasthan include national parks like Ranthambore, Sariska, desert national park of Jaisalmer and Balmer etc. among the given options Bandipur national park is not present in Rajasthan, it is located in Karnataka.

Rajasthan is a place which holds glory for immense number of tourist sites that attract people from all over the world.  Sand Dunes of Jaisalmer, Jaisamand Lake, Fateh Sagar, Pichola Lake, Udai Sagar Lake are examples of natural or geographical tourist sites of Rajasthan. The other geographical sites of Rajasthan include national parks like Ranthambore, Sariska, desert national park of Jaisalmer and Balmer etc.

Sonagarh fort is located in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan state. It is a World Heritage Site. It was built in 1156 AD by the Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal. The fort stands in the middle of Thar Desert.

Rajasthan is a place which holds glory for immense number of tourist sites that attract people from all over the world. Among the given options Sajjangarh Fort, Jantar Mantar, Vijay Stambh are the historical tourist places and on the other hand Sand Dunes of Jaisalmer is an example of natural tourist place as it was not constructed but occurred naturally.

Rajasthan is a place which holds glory for immense number of tourist sites that attract people from all over the world. Among the given options Kalibanga, Pilibanga, Gnaneshwar are the tourist sites located in Rajasthan. These are the sites of Indus Valley Civilization that existed since ages.

Rajasthan is a place which holds a glorious sites of tourism which includes geographical, historical and religious sites. It attracts people from all over the world. Geographical sites include Sand Dunes of Jaisalmer, Ranthambore national park etc. Historical sites are Vijay Stambh, Jaisalmer fort etc., Religious places of Rajasthan are Pushkar, Moinudhin Chisti Darga, Tripura Sundari temple etc.

Royal Rajasthan on wheels which provides transportation to important tourist places is a train service. Tourists are taken to several important tourist, wildlife and heritage sites across Rajasthan. This train is run by Indian Railways. The luxury train was launched in January 2009.

Royal Rajasthan on wheels which provides transportation to important tourist places is a train service. Tourists are taken to several important tourist, wildlife and heritage sites across Rajasthan. This train is run by Indian Railways. The luxury train was launched in January 2009. Among the given options it passes through Ranthambore, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. It does not pass through Mumbai.

Moinuddin Chishti is an Islamic scholar and philosopher from south Asia. He introduced Chishti Order of Sufism in the Indian subcontinent. Moinuddin Chishti is located in Ajmer of Rajasthan. It is also known as known as Ajmer Sharif Dargah or Ajmer Sharif.

Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is an agency of Government of Rajasthan set up in 1978 to develop tourism in the state. Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation was given full status of industry in the year 1989. The Corporation organises package tours, fairs, festivals, entertainment, shopping, guide taxi, Paying guest policy, construction of hotels and transport services. In collaboration with Indian railways it runs the luxury tourist train Palace on wheels. RTDC has hotels/motels at all major tourist places in Rajasthan.

Dilwada Jain temples are the important religious tourist places of Rajasthan. These temples are located in Sirohi. These Jain temples were built by Vastapul Tejpal, a Jain laymen between the 11th and 13th centuries AD and are world-famous for their stunning use of marble. 

Bird sanctuary of Bharatpur is also called
as Keoladeo Ghana National Park. It is located in Indian state of
Rajasthan and hosts thousands of birds, especially during the winter season.
Over 230 species of birds are known to be resident of this sanctuary. It
is one of the world heritage sites. 

Karnimata temple is one of the many religious attractions of Rajasthan. This temple is dedicated to Karni Mata at Deshnoke, 30 km from Bikaner, in Rajasthan. The temple is famous for the approximately 25,000 black rats that live there. These holy rats are called kabbas.

Rishabdev temple is a Jain religious place and is situated in village Dhulev in Udaipur (Rajasthan) at a distance of sixty five kilometres from Udaipur.  The temple is dedicated to Lord Rishabh dev, the first Jain Tirthankara.

Ranakpur is a village located in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. This renowned Jain temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Tirthankara Adinatha.

Process of assisting people through supply of goods is called service activity. This activity is included under service sector which is also called as tertiary sector. Tourism in India falls under tertiary sector. Other activities associated with this sector include retail and wholesale sales, transportation and distribution, entertainment movies, television, radio, music, theatre, etc.

Temple of Pushkar is located near Puskar Lake in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The deity worshiped in this temple is Lord Brahma. The temple is mainly built of marble and stone stabs. 

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transportation helps in improving bonds between people and to know whereabouts of other places. For the socio economic development of any region and development of basic infrastructure transportation is important. Because of all the above reasons Transportation is called the blood veins of a region.

Road safety measures are the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Some of the road safety measures include: following traffic rules, using zebra crossing while crossing the road, avoiding driving after drinking, wearing helmet and seat belts, maintaining speed limit etc.

Road ways are mostly developed in Rajasthan because roads are reachable in every part of the state like rural and tribal areas too. Longest highway of the state is NH-8 which connects Rajasthan to Delhi and Mumbai. It is also the busiest National Highway of Rajasthan.

Road transportation is very well developed in Rajasthan. The longest national highway of Rajasthan that connects the state to the Kandla port of Gujarat is NH-15. Apart from NH-15, the other high way that connects Rajasthan state to the Kandla port of Gujarat is NH-14.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is a nationwide plan which aims at connecting all the places by roads. This plan was introduced by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the year 2000. It is the programme that helped Rajasthan road ways to develop at a faster rate.

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transportation helps in improving bonds between people and to know whereabouts of other places. For the socio economic development of any region and development of basic infrastructure transportation is important.

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transport is important because it enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transportation helps in improving bonds between people and to know whereabouts of other places. For the socio economic development of any region and development of basic infrastructure transportation is important.

Road ways are mostly developed in Rajasthan because roads are reachable in every part of the state like rural and tribal areas too. Longest highway of the state is NH-8 which connects Rajasthan to Delhi and Mumbai.

Transportation is the movement of people, goods and animals from one place to another. Transportation is called the blood veins of a region. Like many other places liquid and gaseous things in Rajasthan are transported by underground pipelines to avoid accidents.

Maharana pratap airport is located in Udaipur. The airport is named after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana of the state of Mewar in Rajasthan. It is situated 22 km east of Udaipur.

Rajasthan is included under North-western Railway zone which is one among the 17 railway zones of India. Its headquarter is at Jaipur. It comprises of four divisions:  Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Ajmer divisions. This zone came into existence on 1 October 2002.

Bharatmala pariyojana is a project introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. It has taken up detailed review of National Highways (NHs) network with a view to improve road connectivity to all possible places.

Bharatmala Pariyojana is a major infrastructure project in India. Based on the project scope and state coverage, Andhra Pradesh is not typically listed as a primary beneficiary state in the initial phases of this specific highway development project.

The first train in Rajasthan ran in the year 1874. It travelled from Bandikui to Agra Fort. From then onwards there was continuous development in Railways. Total length of railways in the state of Rajasthan is about 6000 Kms.

For the development of roads, Indian government has announced Bharatmala Pariyojana. In this programme thousands of kilometers of roads have been proposed in Rajasthan. Due to strategic importance about 1500 kilometers of road passes through Rajasthan.

Rajasthan is included under North-western Railway zone which is one among the 17 railway zones of India. Its headquarter is at Jaipur. It comprises of four divisions:  Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Ajmer divisions. This zone came into existence on 1 October 2002.

First train in India ran in the year 1853 on April 16. This train ran from Mumbai to Thane. It contained 14 carriages drawn by 3 locomotives named Sultan, Sindh and Sahib. Distance travelled was around 21 miles in length and took approximately 45 minutes.

First train in Rajasthan ran in the year 1874. It travelled from Bandikui (Dausa) to Agra Fort (Uttar Pradesh). From then onwards there was continuous development in Railways. Total length of railways in the state of Rajasthan is about 6000 Kms.

First and busiest international airport of Rajasthan is Jaipur international airport which is the capital city of Rajasthan. The airport was granted the status of international airport on 29 December 2005.

Military and civil importance airport of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. This airport provides its services for both military as well as civil purposes.

Fastest and costliest mode of transportation is airways. It is very suitable for transport of valuable and precious goods and is a great time saver. This mode of transport is not very well developed in Rajasthan. Jaipur international airport, Maha Rana Pratap Airport, Airport Of Military and Civil Importance are the different airports of Rajasthan.