Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Digital generation. Our generation.

Key Points

• International Girl Child Day or International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated every year on October 11.
• The aim is to empower women, providing more opportunities for girls, and increasing the awareness of gender inequality faced by girls.
• The theme for 2021 is Digital generation. Our generation.
• First International Girl Child Day was observed in 2012 after UNGA adopted a resolution 66/170 in December 2011 for it.

The correct answer is Ganeshwar.

Key Points

• Ganeshwar civilization: The Ganeshwar civilization was first founded in 1977 according to historian Ratan Lal Mishra.
• This Ganeshwar civilization is more than 4000 years old and the estimated time period was 2500 - 2000 BCE.
  • He founded red and black pottery and thousand pieces of copper.
  • This culture is related to the pre-Harappan period and the main sources of copper nearby the Aravalli range.

Important Points

• Kalibangan civilization: The Kalibangan civilization is older than 4000 BC. Prof Amlanand Ghosh rediscovered the Kalibangan site in 1952. This Rajasthan civilization was the first metropolis state in India. The shreds of evidence are as follows
  • Fortification walls, mud bricks, etc.
  • Pottery, a sign of successful Harappan.
  • Outstanding discovery of ploughed fields.

The correct answer is Bharatpur.

Key Points

• The first state of Rajasthan to sign treaties with the British was Bharatpur. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
• In 1803, a treaty was signed between the British Lord Lake and the Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the Jat ruler, of Bharatpur.
• The British signed the treaty to protect Bharatpur against the Marathas. 
• This was because Scindhia attacked Bharatpur and larger areas of the Jats and won.
• Maharani Kishori pleaded with Scindhia and later left Bharatpur under the agreement of paying yearly Chauth.
• Later, the 1803 treaty became void because Holker struck a series of wars against the British and defeated Colonel Manson, Leukan, and Major Frazer.
• Later Lord Lake fought the army of Holker and Jat at Deeg and captured Bharatpur again.
• Hence, Maharaja Ranjeet Singh was made to sign the treaty again in 1805 with the British.

Additional Information

• Bharatpur
  • It is an Indian city in eastern Rajasthan.
  • At its center is the 18th-century Lohagarh Fort, surrounded by a moat.
  • Inside the fort is the Government Museum, which displays artifacts of local rajas.
  • Just south, carved statues of Hindu gods fill Ganga Mandir and the sandstone Laxman Mandir temples. South of the city, Keoladeo National Park is a major bird sanctuary with hundreds of species.

The correct answer is Wool.

Key Points

• Currently, Rajasthan is the largest wool-producing state in India.
• India ranks 6th amongst clean wool producer countries and 9th amongst greasy wool producers.
• Indian wool is almost exclusively of broader micron and used in the manufacturing of carpets and rugs.
• India has the 3rd largest sheep population in the world, having 6.15 crores of sheep, producing 45 million kg.
• Bikaner, Nagaur, Jaisalmer and Churu districts of Rajasthan, produces different breeds of sheep.
• Jaisalmeri sheep in Rajasthan are found in the district of Jaimalmer.
• Jaisalmeri is the largest wool-giving sheep in Rajasthan.
• The longest wool in Rajasthan is also that of the Jaisalmeri sheep.

Additional Information

• Central sheep and wool research institute:
  • The institution was established in the year 1962 at Avikanagar, Malpura in Tonk district of Rajasthan. 

The correct answer is Karauli.

Key Points
Panchana Dam:

• It is situated in the Karauli district of Rajasthan.
• Panchana Dam is situated at Panchana river, near Karauli district (a tributary of Yamuna).
• The dam is situated 12 km north of Karauli in the eastern part of Rajasthan.
• It lies between 27°67’ to 27°12.2’ N Latitude and 77°22.5’ to 77°33.9’ E Longitude on Panchana river.
• It is an important man-made wetland system, formed by the confluence of five rivers, named Barkhera, Bhadrawati, Attaki, Bhansawat, and Manchi.
• These all are coming from different directions and carrying water that flows through various sediment pockets of different topography, influenced by climatic hydrology of corridor areas and anthropogenic activities like agriculture and mining operations in the catchment area.
• Panchana dam is one of the important water bodies of Karauli, as it is used for irrigation and is also the important source of drinking water supply for the district itself.

Thus, we can say that Panchana Dam is located in the Karauli district of Rajasthan.