RAS question
Ambika Mata Temple (Jagat) is in which district?
Correct answer: (D) Udaipur (Jagat village).
Ambika Mata Temple at Jagat is located in Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Ambika Mata Temple is identified in the IGNCA archaeological documentation as Ambika Mata Mandir, with its address at Jagat and its district listed as Udaipur. The temple is situated at Jagat in Udaipur District, which directly fixes the district asked in the question. Its exam-relevant art-history markers are also important: it is a beautiful 10th-century temple known for Pratihara-style architecture and erotic sculptures. Therefore, the location clue in the option, "Udaipur (Jagat village)," is not incidental; Jagat is the village named in the official site documentation, and Udaipur is the district.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jodhpur is wrong because the official site documentation gives the temple's district as Udaipur, not Jodhpur.
- (B) Ajmer is wrong because Ambika Mata Mandir is placed at Jagat in Udaipur District.
- (C) Jaipur is wrong because Ambika Mata Temple, Jagat, is connected with Udaipur district, not Jaipur district.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan art and culture through monument-location matching. RAS often asks such questions because temples like Ambika Mata combine geography with architecture, period and sculptural tradition.
