Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Jalore.

Key Points

• The great 7th Century Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta wrote some important works on both mathematics and astronomy.
• He was from Bhinmal, a town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India.
• Later he became the head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain in central India.
• Most of his works are composed in elliptic verse, a common practice in Indian mathematics at the time, and consequently have something of a poetic ring to them.

Thus, it is clear that the great mathematician Brahmagupta was born in the Jalore district of Rajasthan.

The correct answer is Jaisalmer, Sirohi, Jalore, Barmer.

Key Points

• The literacy rate in these districts (Literacy rate in 1%)

Important Points

• The rural literacy rate of Rajasthan as per census 2011 was 61.44%
• The total number of literature in the rural area was 26,471,786 out of which the females were 9,567,197 and males were 16,904,589.
• The literacy rate of rural males was 76.16% and that of rural females was 45.8%. 

Additional Information

• Census
  • ​In 1872, the first census was done in India in the time of Lord Mayo.
  • The first synchronised census in India took place in 1881 in the time of Lord Rippon.
  • Since 1901, it has been taking place every decade.
  • Census 2011 is the 15th census and 7th after Independence.
  • India was the first country to adopt family planning in the world.

The correct answer is Nina Singh.

• Nina Singh has become the first female DG of Rajasthan Police.

Key Points

• Nina Singh has become the first female DG (civil rights and anti-human trafficking) of Rajasthan Police.
  • She is a 1989 batch IPS officer.
  • Nina Singh is also the first female IPS officer of the Rajasthan cadre.
  • She has also held the rank of additional director general (ADG).
  • She had also received Ati Utkrisht Seva Medal by the Union ministry of home affairs for professional excellence in the year 2020.
  • She had also worked as a joint director with CBI and been part of a probe of important cases including the PNB scam and Nirav Modi.

Additional Information

• Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya was the First woman Director General of Police (DGP).
• Flight Lieutenant Swati Rathore was the first woman to lead the flypast at the Republic Day Parade.

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 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.