RAS question
Arrange the following Rajasthan districts in DESCENDING order of their literacy rates (Census 2011): 1. Kota 2. Jaipur 3. Jhunjhunu 4. Sikar
Correct answer: (A) 1 → 2 → 3 → 4.
In Census 2011, the descending literacy-rate order among Kota, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu and Sikar was Kota, Jaipur, Jhunjhunu and Sikar.
Explanation
The order follows the 'All' literacy-rate column in the Rajasthan Government's districtwise Census 2011 table. Kota is listed at 76.56%, which places it ahead of Jaipur at 75.51%. Jhunjhunu follows at 74.13%, and Sikar comes next at 71.91%. Since the question asks for descending order, the districts must be arranged from the highest literacy rate to the lowest among the four named districts. That gives 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4: Kota, then Jaipur, then Jhunjhunu, then Sikar. The explanation also notes the Shekhawati pair, Jhunjhunu and Sikar, as relatively high-literacy districts, but within this comparison both still rank below Kota and Jaipur.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Option B sends Jaipur to the last position even though Jaipur's 75.51% literacy rate is higher than Jhunjhunu's 74.13% and Sikar's 71.91%.
- (C) Option C places Jaipur before Kota, but Kota's literacy rate is 76.56% while Jaipur's is 75.51%.
- (D) Option D reverses the Shekhawati pair, because Jhunjhunu's 74.13% literacy rate is higher than Sikar's 71.91%.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan Census 2011 district indicators, especially ranking by literacy rate. Such rank-order questions recur in RAS because district-level social geography is a standard way to test both factual recall and comparison skills.