RAS question
Abhaneri is an archaeological site in which district?
Correct answer: (D) Dausa.
Abhaneri is an archaeological site in Dausa district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Abhaneri belongs to Dausa district, not to the neighbouring larger tourist circuits often associated with Jaipur or Alwar. Rajasthan Tourism lists Chand Baori (Stepwell) - Abhaneri among attractions to visit and explore in Dausa, and its Abhaneri Festival note explicitly describes Abhaneri as a village in Dausa district on the Agra road. Abhaneri is known for the famous Chand Baori stepwell and the Harshat Mata Temple, associated with the 8th-9th century Pratihara period. For RAS, the key is the district-tagging of a monument cluster: Abhaneri, Chand Baori and Harshat Mata Temple should be recalled together under Dausa.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Alwar is wrong because the official Rajasthan Tourism page places Abhaneri under Dausa attractions and identifies the village as being in Dausa district.
- (B) Jaipur is wrong because Rajasthan Tourism only uses Jaipur as a distance reference from Abhaneri; it does not place Abhaneri in Jaipur district.
- (C) Tonk is wrong because Rajasthan Tourism does not connect Abhaneri, Chand Baori or Harshat Mata Temple with Tonk.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan art-and-culture site mapping: a monument or archaeological site has to be matched with its district. It recurs in RAS because district-level location facts are a standard way to ask about Rajasthan's temple, fort and stepwell heritage.