Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Karauli.

• The princely state of Karauli was founded by the Yaduvanshi ruler Arjun Singh under the name Kalyanpuri in Vikram Samvat 1405 (1348 AD), which later became Karauli in the period.

Key Points

• The ruler of Karauli, Harvakshpal Singh, made a treaty with the British.
• Karauli was the first princely state of Rajasthan, which made the first treaty with the British.
• Anjani Mata is the local deity of the princely state of Karauli.

Additional Information

• Karauli State was a princely state in India.
  • It existed from 1348 to 1949.
  • It is located in the Braj region.
  • Its capital was Karauli city.
• The important towns associated were Mandrayal or Mandrail.
• The 32nd district of Karauli Rajasthan was created on 19 July 1997, separated from Sawai Madhopur.
• Ramgopal Vijayvargiya was a well-known painter from Karauli, who started the solo painting exhibition tradition.

Important Points

• Lootmar Holi / Lathmar Holi of Mahavir Ji (Karauli) is very famous.
• Shivaratri Cattle Fair - This fair starts on Phalgun Krishna Trayodashi.
  • This fair is famous for the purchase and sale of cows of the Haryanvi breed.

The correct answer is Ajmer.

Key Points

• The first cotton mill was established in Ajmer.

Additional Information

• Cotton cloth is one of the most developed industries in India.
• It is an important and ancient industry.
• In Rajasthan, the first textile mill-Krishna Mills Beawar in Ajmer- was set up in 1889.
• Producing high-quality cotton clothes is the prestigious tradition of the country.

​The correct answer is Truck farming.

Key Points

• The farmers specialize in vegetables only, this type of farming is known as Truck farming.
• In the regions where farmers specialize in vegetables only, the farming is known as Truck farming, and the distance of truck farms from the market is governed by the distance that a truck can cover overnight, hence the name truck farming.
• Vegetable farms are in some regions known as truck farms: "truck" is a noun for which its more common meaning overshadows its historically separate use as a term for "vegetables are grown for the market".
• The production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets known as Truck farming.
• The major truck-farming areas are in California, Texas, Florida, along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and in the Great Lakes area.
• Centres for specific crops vary with the season. Among the most important truck crops are tomatoes, lettuce, melons, beets, broccoli, celery, radishes, onions, cabbage, and strawberries.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Divya Dutta​.

Key Points

• Padmashree Srinivas Udgata was awarded Kalinga Literary Award and Arun Kamal was awarded the Kalinga Literary International award. 
• Divya Dutta was awarded Kalinga Literary (Woman Writer) Award.
• The eighth edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) was inaugurated by Odisha Tourism Minister, Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi in Bhubaneswar on 10 Dec 2021.
• 'India at 75: Commemorating the Republic of Letters' is the theme of the festival to mark the country's 75th year of Independence.

Important Points

• A total of 30 awards were given away to eminent authors and translators of repute by the organisers of the Kalinga Literary Festival on its eighth edition.
• Tamal Bandopadhyay was awarded the best writer in the Economy category for his book “Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy”.
• For the Children’s literature section Sudha Murty was selected for her book called “Grandparents’ Bag of Stories”.
• Former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi was selected for his book on Mahatma Gandhi.
• Rashid Kidwai’s book “Bharat Ke Pradhan Mantri” was selected for the autobiography category.

Additional Information

• The KLF Book Awards opens up the opportunities to identify, recognise, acknowledge, encourage and honour the literary talents across genres, for both established and new writers.
• KLF Book Awards are conferred on those people and their works, which have made seminal contributions to their chosen fields and have impacted the society at large through literature.
• Kalinga Literary Festival confers three awards, Kalinga International Literary Award, Kalinga Literary Award, and Kalinga Karubaki Award, annually to the noted Indian writer.

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