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Which article of the Constitution says,'all are equal before the law'?

  1. Article 14

  2. Article 13

  3. Article 15

  4. Article 12


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Article 14 of the constitution of India is a fundamental right which guarantees right to equality to all persons. It says that all persons are equal before the law which implies absence of any special privileges to any person and equal application of law on all persons alike.

Who presented the Evolutionary Theory?

  1. Mac Iver

  2. Park and Burgess

  3. Darwin

  4. Einstein


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Darwin presented the Evolutionary theory. Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification".

The total area of Rajasthan is __________.

  1. 342239 sq kilometer

  2. 264533 sq kilometer

  3. 342678 sq kilometer

  4. 421256 sq kilometer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajasthan is India's largest state in terms of area. It occupies 10.4% of India's total area. The total area of Rajasthan is 3,42,239 sq kilometer. Rajasthan shares the boundary with Punjab to the north, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast and Gujarat to the south-west. 

According to 2011 census, the total population of Rajasthan is _________.

  1. 6.28 crore

  2. 6.68 crore

  3. 5.21 crore

  4. 5.56 crore


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rajasthan is India's largest state in terms of area and when it comes to population, it is the 8th most populated state in India. According to 2011 census, the total population of Rajasthan is 6.68 crore. The total population of the male is 35,550,997 and female is 32,997,440. The total population growth in this decade was 21.31% as compared to 2001. Sex ratio is 928 per 1000 males.

How many districts are there in the state of Rajasthan?

  1. 42

  2. 26

  3. 33

  4. 19


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rajasthan is the largest state of India in terms of area. It comprises of 10.4% of India's total area. It is divided into 33 districts for administrative purpose. Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan.

What is the tenure of the members of the Gram Panchayat?

  1. 3 years

  2. 4 years

  3. 2 years

  4. 5 years


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The members of the Gram Panchayats have a tenure of five years and are directly elected from wards while the Sarpanch is elected by the members. There is provision for reservation of seats for women and for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. There is Gram Sabha for each panchayat and the Sarpanch is required to conduct Gram Sabha meetings at least once in six months. Also, the Sarpanch is required to conduct the meeting of the members of the Panchayat once in a month.

Before 1991, Baran district was part of the _________ district.

  1. Kota

  2. Bundi

  3. Tonk

  4. Jhalawar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Baran district was formed on April 10, 1991. Before that, it was a part of Kota district. Baran city is the district headquarters of Baran district. The district lies at an average height of 262 m above sea level. Usually, the district has a dry climate but in monsoons, the climate of the area becomes humid. The months from November to February are the winter months while summers start from March and end in June. The average rainfall experienced by the district is around 895.2 mm. The coldest month of the district is January with the maximum temperature of 24.3 degree C and the minimum temperature of 10.6 degree C. 

Baran district is situated at the south-eastern corner of the state and shares its boundaries with Shivpuri, Shyopur and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh, thus forming the boundary of Rajasthan state. Baran district touches Kota district in the north-west and Jhalawar district in the south-west. The main river which flows from near the district is River Chambal. The district is spread over 103 km from north to south and the calculated width of the district is 104 km from east to west. Mamooni is the highest hill situated in the district with a height of 546 m above sea level.

_____________ is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the world.

  1. Himalayas

  2. Rocky

  3. Andes

  4. Aravalli


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rajasthan, the largest state of India, has an area of 3,42,239 sq km. Rajasthan covers the territory which has a very mature topography, developed during the thousands of years of denudation and erosional processes. Physiographically, it is difficult to find a region more varied and diverse than Rajasthan. It is a land of lofty hills and shifting sand dunes, of scorching heat and freezing cold, of fertile plain, rugged ravines and dense forests. However, desert remains its dominant pecularity, besides the mountaineous Aravalli range that divides the land into two natural divisions. Aravalli ranges are one of oldest of the world. The other ranges are comparatively new.

____________ is the largest state of India.

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Maharashtra


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajasthan, the largest state of India, has an area of 3,42,239 sq km. Rajasthan covers the territory which has a very mature topography, developed during the thousands of years of denudation and erosional processes.

The _________ divides the state of Rajasthan into two natural divisions.

  1. Himalayas

  2. Aravallis

  3. Western Ghats

  4. Deccan plateau


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rajasthan, the largest state of India, has an area of 3,42,239 sq km. Rajasthan covers the territory which has a very mature topography, developed during the thousands of years of denudation and erosional processes. Physiographically, it is difficult to find a region more varied and diverse than Rajasthan. It is a land of lofty hills and shifting sand dunes, of scorching heat and freezing cold, of fertile plain, rugged ravines and dense forests. However, desert remains its dominant pecularity, besides the mountaineous Aravalli range that divides the land into two natural divisions. Aravalli ranges are one of oldest of the world. The other ranges are comparatively new.