Description : What type of trees are found in Rajasthan? -General Knowledge
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Description : Why is rooftop rainwater harvesting important in Rajasthan ? Explain. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The rainwater stored in tankas is an extremely reliable source of drinking water when all other sources are dried up. (ii) Rainwater is considered the purest form of natural water. (iii) Many ... There is lack of perennial rivers in Rajasthan. (v) The rainfall is not reliable in this region.
Description : Why is roof top water harvesting important in Rajasthan? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Roof top water harvesting is important in Rajasthan because: (i) It was commonly practised to store drinking water. (ii) The rainwater can be stored in the tanks till the next rainfall, making it an ... cool. (v) Some houses still maintain the tanks since they do not like the taste of tap water.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [NDA 2005] Important Location (Industry / Mining) State (a) Himgir : Uttar Pradesh (b) Koraput : Orissa (c) Palana : Rajasthan (d) Nellore : Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Sri Arvind Kejriwal has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2006 for his important contribution in the field. (1) Formation of Pani (water Panchayats in Rajasthan helping rural people in ... citizens to fight corruption. (4) Extending education to children of slum dwellers in Delhi.
Last Answer : ‘Right to Information’ movement and empow7ering citizens to fight corruption.
Description : Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Houses in the semi arid regions of Rajasthan have traditionally constructed tanks for storing drinking water. They are big and are a part of the well-developed rooftop rainwater ... compulsory for all the houses to have rooftop rainwater harvesting structures. Defaulters are severely punished.
Description : How can land degradation be checked in Rajasthan as the state is having arid soil ? Mention any two methods. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Control on over grazing. (ii) Stabilisation of sand dunes.
Description : How people harvest water in the semi- arid and arid regions of Rajasthan ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : By building underground tanks.
Description : What role do “Guls” or “Kuls” of the Western Himalayas and “Khadin” and “Johads” in parts of Rajasthan play ? Describe. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In Western Himalayas people build diversion channels like guls' or kuls'. (ii) In arid and semi-arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain-fed storage structures. (iii) These ... and moisten the soil like the Khadins' in Jaisalmer and Johads' in other parts of Rajasthan.
Description : Wind energy received in abundance in Western Rajasthan and Gujarat has not been so far utilized and developed to the maximum. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Wind energy received in Western Rajasthan and Gujarat falls under the category of potential resources.
Description : Answer the following questions in about 120 words. Discuss how rainwater harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out. -SST 10th
Last Answer : People in Rajasthan follow rooftop water harvesting to store drinking water. In the arid and semi-arid regions, the agricultural fields are covered in water storage structures which store the ... of water in plenty and thus, people refrain from using the rooftop rainwater harvesting technique.
Last Answer : Rain water harvesting in semi-arid region of Rajasthan is carried out in the following ways :- In Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks or tankas' ... falling on the rooftops would travel down the pipe and was stored in these underground tankas'.
Description : What are the Khetri mines in Rajasthan famous for? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Khetri mines in Rajasthan are famous for copper production.
Description : Why is solar energy more developed in western Rajasthan? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Western Rajasthan is blessed with an abundance of sunlight. (ii) It has less tree cover. (iii) It has very less rainfall as it is located on the leeward side of the western ghats.
Description : Which is the main cause of land degradation in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Main Cause: Large scale overgrazing has caused severe land degradation. (ii) Measures to check include: (a) Afforestation and proper management of grazing. (b) Planting of shelter belts of plants. (c) Stabilization of sand dunes by growing thorny bushes. (d) Control on overgrazing.
Description : Explain the working of underground tanks as a part of roof top rainwater harvesting system practised in Rajasthan. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In semi-arid and arid regions of Rajasthan almost all the houses traditionally had underground tanks for storing drinking water. (ii) The tanks can be as large as big rooms. (iii) The ... underground tanks. (vi) Usually first rain water is not collected to clean the rooftop and the pipe.
Description : Where is the seat of Rajasthan High Court? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The seat of the Rajasthan High Court is at Jodhpur and bench at Jaipur.
Description : Western Rajasthan receives no rain from the Arabian Sea branch of the South West Monsoon winds. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Arabian sea branch of South-West Monsoon strikes the Saurashtra peninsula and passes over the western Rajasthan, parallel to the Aravalli range. It hardly causes any min in Western Rajasthan because it undergoes ... As the area lies on the lee ward side of the Aravalli range, no rain is caused.
Description : Rajasthan receives very little rainfall. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Because it is parallel to the Aravallies.