Let’s Practice:
(a) Examine India’s map and answer
Question 1.
Which country is connected to international border of Rajasthan ?
Answer:
Pakistan is connected to international border of Rajasthan.
Question 2.
Name the neighbouring states of Rajasthan.
(a) In North
(b) In East
(c) In South-east
(d) In South
Answer:
(a) In North – Punjab
(b) In East – Uttar Pradesh
(c) In South-east – Madhya Pradesh
(d) In South – Gujarat.
Let’s Practice
Answer the following questions examining the map (see Textbook.)
Question 1.
Make a list of all the districts of Rajasthan.
Answer:
Districts of Rajasthan
Question 2.
Name the northern, southern, eastern and western most districts of Rsyasthan.
Answer:
Question 3.
Which districts of Rajasthan are situated at the border of Pakistan?
Answer:
The districts of Rajasthan which are situated at the border of Pakistan are Sri Gapganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Banner.
Let’s Practice
Question 1.
In which division your district is included ? Identify other districts of your division.
Answer:
[Note: Write the name of the division in which your district comes and the names of other districts that fall in it.]
Let’s Practice
Question 1.
Fill in the following blanks looking at map 1.2.
Answer:
| Name of the State | Name of the districts sharing borders |
| 1. Punjab | Sri Ganganagar,Hanumangarh |
| 2. Haryana | Hanumangarh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur. |
| 3. Uttar Pradesh | Bharatpur, Dholpur |
| 4. Madhya Pradesh | Dholpur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Baran, Jhala- war, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Pratapgarh, Banswara |
| 5. Gujarat | Banswara, Dungarpur, Udaipur, Sirohi, Jalore, Banner. |
I. Write the correct answer of the following questions given in the brackets:
Question 1.
Which is the largest district of Rajasthan in terms of area?
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Dholpur
(c) Jaipur
(d) Pratapgarh.
Answer:
(a) Jaisalmer.
Question 2.
How many districts are there in Rajasthan ?
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 33
(d) 23.
Answer:
(c) 33.
II. Very Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
What is Radcliffe Line?
Answer:
The line dividing our state and country from Pakistan is called ‘Radcliffe Line’.
Question 2.
Name the neighbouring states of Rajasthan.
Answer:
Rajasthan has five neighbouring states
III. Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
Rajasthan is divided into how many divisions? Write their names.
Answer:
Rajasthan is divided into 7 divisions. Their names are as follows:
Question 2.
Describe in brief the expansion and location of Rajasthan.
Answer:
The expansion and location of Rajasthan – Geographically, Rajasthan is located at India’s northern- western part at 23°3’ to 30°23’ northern latitude and 69°30’ to 78°17’ eastern longitude. Total area of Rajasthan is 3,42,239 square kilometers. Expansion of Rajasthan is 826 kilometers from north to south and 869 kilometers from east to west.
(Other Important Questions)
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
What is the name of our state ?
(a) Delhi
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan.
Answer:
(d) Rajasthan.
Question 2.
Which is the largest state of India in terms of area ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu.
Answer:
(c) Rajasthan
Question 3.
Which is the smallest district of Rajasthan state ?
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Dholpur
(c) Karauli
(d) Churu.
Answer:
(b) Dholpur
Very Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
In which part of India is Rjy’asthan located ?
Answer:
Rajasthan is located at India’s northern-western part.
Question 2.
Over what percentage of India is Rajasthan extended ?
Answer:
Rajasthan is extended almost in 10.41 percent of India.
Question 3.
How many districts are there in Rajasthan ?
Answer:
There are 33 districts in Rajasthan.
Question 4.
Which state makes the longest border with Rajasthan ?
Answer:
Madhya Pradesh.
Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
Describe two main features of Dholpur district of Rajasthan.
Answer:
Question 2.
Tell about the international border of Rajasthan.
Answer:
Rajasthan’s western international border aligns with Pakistan which is nearly 1070 kilometers in length. The fine dividing our state and country from Pakistan is called ‘Radcliffe Line’. It was determined during independence and India-Pakistan partition in 1947.
Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
List all the divisions of Rajasthan and the districts falling in them.
Answer:
| Division | Districts |
| Jaipur | Jaipur, Dausa, Sikar, Alwar and Jhunjhunu |
| Jodhpur | Jodhpur, Pali, Jalore, Sirohi, Barmer and Jaisalmer |
| Bikaner | Bikaner, Churu, Ganga- nagar and Hanumangarh |
| Ajmer | Ajmer, Bhilwara, Tonk and Nagaur |
| Kota | Kota, Bundi, Baran, and Jhalawar |
| Udaipur | Udaipur, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratap- garh |
| Bharatpur | Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli and Sawai Ma- dhopur |
Question 2.
What is the total’ land boundary of Rajasthan ? Tell us about its neighbouring states.
Answer:
Rajasthan has a total land boundary of nearly 5920 kilometers.
Rajasthan has five neighbouring states:
Rajasthan shares the largest part of the state border with Madhya Pradesh and shares the shortest border with Punjab in north.
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