Notes and Study material for Exams
Rajasthan : Vegetation VEGETATION (TRESS AND SHRUBS) The state of Rajasthan is endowed with a wealth of a wide range of vegetaion. They can be discussed in two broad categories i.e. into two distinct groups – one comprising the arid vegetaion, falling into western part of the state while the other belonging to semi-arid … Read more
Natural Ecosystem- Terrestrial- Forests, Grasslands, Deserts Aquatic- Fresh Waters, Saline Waters, Marine Waters Ecotone :- a zone of junction between two or more diverse Ecosystems. For e.g. the mangrove forests represent an ecotone between marine and terrestrial ecosystem. Characteristics of Ecotone It may be very narrow or quite wide. It has the conditions intermediate … Read more
Deserts are formed in regions with less than 25 cm of annual rainfall, .or sometimes in hot regions where there is more rainfall, but unevenly distributed in the annual cycle. Lack’ of rain in the mid latitude is often due to stable high pressure zones; deserts in temperate regions often lie in “rain shadows”, … Read more
Forest Biodiversity, forming a complex ecosystem. Plantation is different from natural forest as these planted species are often of same type and doesn’t support a variety of natural biodiversity. Forests provide various natural Services and products. Many forest products are used in day-today life. Besides these, forests play important role in maintaining ecological balance & … Read more
Rajasthan is blessed with great variety of natural Resources ranging from scanty vegetation in the western arid region to mixed delicious and sub-tropical evergreen forests in the east and south east of Aravali ranges. Forest cover is 32744.49 sq.km.(12475 sq.km. is reserved, 18222 sq.km.is Protected Forest 2046.75 is unclassified forest) which is about 9.57% of … Read more
Holi Diwali Bhai Dooj Rakhi Dushera Muharram Hadoti Festival, Kota Braj Festival, Bharatpur Desert Festival, Jaisalmer Summer Festival, Mt. Abu Marwar Festival, Jodhpur Camel Festival, Bikaner Gangaur Festival, Jaipur Teej Festival, Jaipur Mewar Festival, Udaipur , Rajasthan is a state in northwestern India known for its desert landscapes and vibrant culture. The state is … Read more
Manrega Pays st ÿ From 1 april 2016 the MANREGA Pays will be 181 Rs from 173 Rs earlier Jaipur Hand ÿ Selected in the list of Best Inovation ÿ To be developed like Jaipur foot 1491 KM ÿ Distance covered by Bharatmala Project in the state War Museum … Read more
Natural Vegetation of India Forests – Natural Vegetation of India:Types and distribution types Climate, Soil and topographyare the major factors that influence Natural Vegetation of a place. The main climatic factors arerainfall and temperature. The amount of annual rainfall has a great bearing on the type of vegetation. Annual Rainfall Type of Vegetation 200 … Read more
S.No Name of National Parks/ Wild Life Sanctuary District Area(Sq.km.) National Parks 1 Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur 28.73 2 Ranthambore National Park Sawai Madhopur 392.50 Sub Total 421.23 Sanctuaries 1 Bandh Baratha WL Sanctuary Bharatpur 199.50 2 Bassi WL Sanctuary Chittorgarh 138.69 3 Bhensrodgarh WL Sanctuary Chittorgarh 229.14 4 Darrah Game Sanctuary Kota, Jhalawar … Read more
Rajasthan : Soils of Rajasthan The soils of Rajasthan are complex, and highly variable, reflecting a variety of differing parent materials, physiographic land features, range of distribution of rainfall and its effects, etc. However, broadly, the soils can be put in five major groups, based on the basic fabric of soils i.e. Soil texture which … Read more