RAS question
Bagor, a Mesolithic site in Rajasthan, is located in which district?
Correct answer: (B) Bhilwara.
Bagor, the Mesolithic site asked about in Rajasthan, is located in Bhilwara district.
Explanation
Bagor is tied to Bhilwara both by the question's own archaeological note and by the official District Environment Plan for Bhilwara District. Bagor lies on the bank of the Kothari river in Bhilwara district and is one of India's largest Mesolithic sites. The Bhilwara district profile in District Environment Plan: Bhilwara District separately says excavations at Bagor revealed a Stone Age culture, with an earlier phase dated to 5000 BC-2800 BC, and calls it one of India's richest lithic sites. That is why Bhilwara, not another Rajasthan district, is the district-level answer tested here.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Tonk is wrong because Bagor and the Bhilwara district profile place Bagor in Bhilwara, while Tonk is not associated here with the Bagor Mesolithic site.
- (C) Udaipur is wrong because the prompt associates Udaipur with Ahar and Balathal, whereas Bagor is placed in Bhilwara district.
- (D) Chittorgarh is wrong because the question's note links it to its fort, while Bagor belongs to Bhilwara district's Stone Age record.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's prehistoric archaeology, especially Mesolithic sites and their district mapping. It recurs in RAS because place-site matching is a compact way to test factual command over Rajasthan History, Art & Culture.