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RAS PrelimsRajasthan History, Art and Culture · Water Bodies and Water Heritage
Q6191. Match the traditional terms associated with the Khadin system in List I with their functional equivalents in List II.
Traditional Term
Functional Equivalent
A. Dhora
i. The spillway for excess water overflow
B. Agor
ii. The rocky catchment area providing runoff
C. Baithak
iii. The earthen embankment that halts the water
D. Nehta
iv. The submergence area where cultivation occurs
Explanation
In a Khadin the Dhora is the earthen embankment that halts the water, the Agor is the rocky catchment area, the Baithak is the submergence area where crops are grown and the Nehta is the spillway. This gives A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan Economy · Macro Overview of Rajasthan Economy and State Budget
Q6192. What is the primary mechanism through which the Government of India ensures that the State of Rajasthan complies with the FRBM borrowing limits?
Explanation
The Centre controls State borrowing through its consent under Article 293(3), which a State needs when it owes money to the Centre.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan History, Art and Culture · Water Bodies and Water Heritage
Q6193. In the arid regions of Bikaner, Barmer, and Jodhpur, a ‘Tanka’ is traditionally defined as:
Explanation
In Bikaner, Barmer and Jodhpur a Tanka is a small underground cistern for harvesting and storing rainwater. It is the main source of drinking water for many homes.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan Economy · Macro Overview of Rajasthan Economy and State Budget
Q6194. In the context of Rajasthan’s public debt management, the term "Internal Debt" of the state comprises:
Explanation
The internal debt of a State consists of market loans, financial borrowings and securities issued within India. Foreign loans are not part of it.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan History, Art and Culture · Water Bodies and Water Heritage
Q6195. In traditional Tanka architecture, what is the specific purpose of the ‘Suhi’?
Explanation
In a Tanka the Suhi helps trap silt and sand before the runoff enters the storage cistern, so that the stored water stays clean.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan Economy · Macro Overview of Rajasthan Economy and State Budget
Q6196. Select the correct sequence of the components of Rajasthan’s total outstanding public debt, generally ordered from largest share to smallest share:
Explanation
In Rajasthan’s public debt the largest component is internal debt (market borrowings), then public account liabilities and then loans from the Centre.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan History, Art and Culture · Water Bodies and Water Heritage
Q6197. Identify the incorrect statement regarding Tankas.
Explanation
Tankas are found in the sandy tracts of the Thar, have inner walls plastered with lime and ash and a paved catchment. They were also built privately by families and communities, not only by the state, so C is incorrect.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan Economy · Macro Overview of Rajasthan Economy and State Budget
Q6198. Read the following statements: Statement I: State Development Loans (SDLs) are market borrowings raised by the Rajasthan government through RBI auctions. Statement II: Interest rates on SDLs are completely independent of market forces and are fixed permanently by the Finance Commission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
State Development Loans are market borrowings raised through RBI auctions, so Statement I is correct. Their interest rates are set by market forces and not fixed by the Finance Commission, so Statement II is incorrect.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan History, Art and Culture · Water Bodies and Water Heritage
Q6199. Which of the following pairs regarding the construction of a Tanka is incorrect?
Explanation
The Agor is the prepared catchment, the Jaali is a mesh at the inlet and the Chajja is the raised rim of the catchment. Patal is not the aquifer a Tanka draws from, since a Tanka stores rainwater, so D is the incorrect pair.
RAS PrelimsRajasthan Economy · Macro Overview of Rajasthan Economy and State Budget
Q6200. Read the following statements regarding the management of guarantees given by the Rajasthan state government: I. Guarantees provided by the state to PSUs constitute a contingent liability, not a direct debt. II. If a PSU defaults on a guaranteed loan, the liability to repay falls on the State Government. III. The FRBM Act places no limits or regulations on the quantum of guarantees the state can provide. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Explanation
Guarantees given to PSUs are contingent liabilities, and if a PSU defaults the State has to repay. The FRBM Act does regulate the amount of guarantees, so III is wrong.
Answer key for these questions
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Correct answer
6191
(b) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
6192
(b) Centre’s consent for borrowing under Article 293(3)
6193
(b) A small underground cistern for harvesting and storing rainwater.
6194
(b) Market loans, financial borrowings, and securities
6195
(a) To trap silt and sand before runoff water enters the storage cistern.
6196
(b) Internal Debt (Market Borrowings), Public Account Liabilities, Loans from the Centre
6197
(c) They are only state-sponsored projects and never privately owned.
6198
(a) Only Statement I
6199
(d) Patal -- The underground aquifer from which the Tanka draws its water
6200
(a) I and II
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