¨ Langauges:- Hindi & Rajasthan.

¨ Old name - Rajputhana.

¨ Formed on November 1st 1956.

¨ Area wise Rajasthan is the largest state in India.

¨ Jaipur is known as "Pink city".

¨ Jaisalmer is known as "Golden City".

¨ Udaipur is known as "City of lake".

¨ Ajmer is the first fully literate district in North India.

¨ Highcourt at Jodhpur.

¨ Thar desert.

¨ Pokran - India’s atomic explosion site is in Thar. (First explosion - 1974 May 18 & Second explosion - 1988 May 11 & 13.

¨ Rajasthan is famous for handicraft & Marbles.

¨ Khetri - Copper sinelting unit.

¨ Zink smelting plant at Devari in Udaipur.

¨ Aravalli mountain ranges. The river Luni Orginates from Aravalli. It is the o nly river through the desert.

¨ Mount Abu Hill resort Dilwara temple in Mount Abu.

¨ Amber palace.

¨Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest canal in India.

¨ Panchayath Raj system was first introduced in Rajasthan in 1956.

¨ Jaisalmer is the hottest place in India.

¨ Dhandhuri is known as Army Village of India.

¨ Sariska Tiger sanctuary is in Alwar.

¨ Rathambhor national park is renamed as Rajiv Gandhi National park.

¨ Bharathpur(Keoladeo) bird sanctuary - largest in India.

¨ Ghana bird sanctuary,Great Desert national park.

¨ Aapni Yojana with German help is for supplying clean drinking water.

¨ Highest in the production of Marb;e, limestone & Mustard.

¨ Dance forms - Leela, Chakri, Dhandiya.

¨ Bhojan Mantra (vedic recitation before meals), is a system that Rajasthan Govt. is going to introduced in school & College hostels.

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