RAS question
Bajre ka Sogra is a:
Correct answer: (C) Thick bajra roti eaten with ghee and buttermilk.
Bajre ka Sogra is a thick pearl millet, or bajra, roti eaten with ghee and buttermilk in western Rajasthan.
Explanation
Sogra is not a drink, snack or sweet; it is handmade bread made from pearl millet, locally called bajra. It is a thick bajra roti traditionally cooked on a cowdung fire and eaten with lassi or chaach and ghee. In rural western Rajasthan, because irrigation is limited, pearl millet is a staple food, and handmade pearl millet bread, called sogra, is part of the regular diet along with locally available vegetables, ghee and buttermilk. That is why option C captures both the ingredient and the way it is traditionally eaten.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) A drink does not fit because the item described is pearl millet bread, while buttermilk or lassi is only served with it.
- (B) A snack is too general and inaccurate because sogra is a regular staple bread, not a light savoury item.
- (D) A sweet is wrong because sogra is bajra roti eaten with ghee and buttermilk, with no sweet preparation involved.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's traditional food culture, especially how geography shapes staple diets in arid western Rajasthan. Such items recur in RAS because local cuisine is a common marker of regional culture and everyday life.