Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Pratibha Patil.

• Pratibha Patil was the only Governor of Rajasthan to serve as the President of India.

Key Points

• Pratibha Devisingh Patil took oath as India’s first woman President on July 25, 2007.
• She is the 12th President of India.
• She is the first woman and the first Maharashtrian to hold this post.
• Patil was a member of the Indian National Congress.
• She was nominated by the ruling United Progressive Alliance and Indian Left.
• She was the first woman Governor of Rajasthan.
• Currently, Ram Nath Kovind is the President of India. ​

Additional Information

The correct answer is Only 2.

Key Points

• Rajasthan International Folk Festival is an annual folk festival of Rajasthan
• It is held in Jodhpur every year
• The main purpose of this festival is to promote the folk traditions(folk art, music, food etc) of Rajasthan
• And to provide an open platform to all folk traditions from India as well as around the globe
• It is popularly known as Jodhpur RIFF
• The festival is organized in and around Mehrangarh Fort

Additional Information

• The festival is supported by UNESCO and is one of the best folk festivals in the world.
• this festival is attended by people from around the globe and is a major source of tourist in Rajsthan
• Chief Minister of Rajsthan: Ashok gehlot

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∴ Rajasthan International Folk Festival is held annually at Jodhpur to promote folk culture and give an open platform to folk artists from around the world

The correct answer is Jaipur.

Key Points 

• Jaipur district of Rajasthan is famous for Panchrangi Turban.
• It is also famous in Jodhpur.
• These turbans are called assortments of names, as multi-shaded panchrangi safa, chundari, gajsahi and so on which comes in shading blends of saffron, white, pink, red, and yellow on chunri material and afterward zari turbans which are made by the fabric of zari and silk.
• Turban is valuable in any extra events like weddings or any other celebration when people want to look unusual.
• The turbans known as Safa in Rajasthan are the most famous men's Ornamentation.

The correct answer is Tarun Rajasthan.

• After the closure of the newspaper named 'Naveen Rajasthan', it was published again as Tarun Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Tarun Rajasthan
  • After the establishment of Rajasthan Seva sangha in 1922, a newspaper named Naveen Rajasthan was started by it.
  • It used to run many mass movements.
  • The bijolia movement gained much importance due to this.
  • Due to this was banned in Mewar and also the arrival of Pathik in Mewar.
  • After the closure of the newspaper named 'Naveen Rajasthan', it was published again as Tarun Rajasthan.
  • It was started under the editorship of Ramnarayan Chaudhary and Shobhalal Gupt.

Additional Information

• Press development in Rajasthan​
  • First, the Christian missionaries in Rajasthan established the 'Litho Press' at Beawar in 1864 AD.
  • In Rajasthan, the first 'Marwar Gazette' was published from Jodhpur in August 1866.
  • Maharana Sajjan Singh in Udaipur published Sajjan Kirti Sudhakar (Government Gazette) in 1879 AD. This was the first fortnightly paper.
  • Maulvi Murad Ali first started publishing 'Rajputana Gazette' from Ajmer in 1882.
  • In 1882 Munshi Munnalal Sharma started the publication of 'Deshitaishi' monthly newspaper.
  • Hanuman Singh 'Rajputana Herald' in 1885 AD.
  • In 1927, Haribhau Upadhyaya published 'Tyag Bhoomi' for the purpose of propagating Gandhian ideology.
  • Other important newspaper
    • Prabhat - 1932
    • Navjyoti - 1936  by Capt. Durgaprasad Chaudhary
    • Jaipur News - 1935
    • Navajivan - Kanak Madhukar from Ajmer in 1939 AD
    • Lokvani - Devishankar Tiwari in 1943 AD

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.