Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Urban Development And Housing Department.

• Rajasthan Swarn Jayanti Upahar Yojana was launched by Urban Development And Housing Department.

Key Points

• Rajasthan Swarn Jayanti Upahar Yojana:
  • The aim of the scheme is to provide homes with an easy interest rate with various social benefits. 
  • Under the scheme, the state government auction houses with gifts and a lottery system.
  • Cars and scooters will be given to citizens as gifts.
  • The houses will be provided to people at a 50% discount rate. 
  • The scheme is launched for the successful completion of 50 years of the Housing Board scheme. 

• The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, a bowl shape lake is in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• It is not part of the Ganga river basin area and is geographically a separate land-locked river basin.
• The lake is actually an extensive saline wetland, with water depths fluctuating from as few as 60 centimetres (24 in) during the dry season to about 3 meters (10 ft) after the monsoon season.
• The circumference of the lake is 96 km, surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills.
• It is India's largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan's salt production.
• Sambhar has been designated as a Ramsar site (recognized wetland of international importance) because the wetland is a key wintering area for tens of thousands of flamingos and other birds that migrate from northern Asia.
• The specialized algae and bacteria growing in the lake provide striking watercolours and support the lake ecology that, in turn, sustains the migrating waterfowl.
• There is other wildlife in the nearby forests, where Nilgai moves freely along with deer and foxes.

Additional Information

• Rajasthan
  • Capital- Jaipur
  • CM- Ashok Gehlot (as of April 2021)
  • Governor- Kalraj Mishra (as of April 2021)

The correct answer is Kota.

• Kota district of Rajasthan has been ranked first in the Rajasthan SDG Index 2.0.

Key Points

• SDG Rajasthan Index 2.0:
  • The SDG Index has been developed using 55 indicators across 13 goals.
  • The data is retrieved from publicly available sources for these identified indicators.
  • The SDG score ranges between 0 and 100, where 0 is the worst among the group and 100 signifying that all the targets for that goal/all goals have been achieved.
  • Kota topped the tally with a score of 59.30.
  • It was followed by Churu and Jhunjhunu with a score of 58.60 and 58.34 respectively.

Additional Information

• Sustainable Development Goals
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a universal agenda for all countries.
  • Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals which were developed after intensive public consultation and engagement with the national government, civil societies and stakeholders around the world.
  • These 17 Goals include areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities.
  • The 17 SDGs comprise 169 associated targets, which are interconnected in nature.

The correct answer is Jodhpur.

• According to the Rajasthan Budget 2021, Think tank center will be opened in Jodhpur for Rs 400 crore.
  • It was announced to open the country's second and Rajasthan's first digital university in Jodhpur.
  • The first Ayurveda University of Rajasthan is located in Jodhpur.

Additional Information

Gross State Domestic Product estimates are projected at both current and constant prices.

Important Points

• Sectoral Contribution of GVA at Current Prices by
  • Agriculture: 29.77%
  • Industry: 24.80%
  • Services: 45.43%
• Per Capita Income at
  • Constant (2011-12) Prices: Rs. 72,297
  • Current Prices: Rs. 1,09,386

The correct answer is Rawatbhata.

Key Points

• Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is built on Chambal river.
• It is a gravity masonry dam located in the Rawatbhata district of Rajasthan.
• The height of the dam is 53.8 meters (177 ft)
• Other Important Dams in Rajasthan
  • Bilaspur Dam
  • Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam
  • Meja Dam
  • Jawai Dam

Additional Information

• Chambal River:
  • It rises in the Vindhya Range just south of Mhow, western Madhya Pradesh state.
  • Chambal is the chief tributary of the Yamuna River 
  • Banas, Kali Sindh, Sipra, and Parbati are its chief tributaries of the Chambal river.