RAS question
Balsamand Lake is in which city?
Correct answer: (A) Jodhpur.
Balsamand Lake is in Jodhpur, about 5 kilometres from the city on the Jodhpur-Mandore Road.
Explanation
Balsamand Lake belongs to Jodhpur, not to Jaipur, Ajmer or Udaipur. The Rajasthan Tourism page lists Balsamand Lake under Jodhpur and describes it as being about 5 kilometres from Jodhpur on the Jodhpur-Mandore Road. It was built in 1159 AD by the Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Balak Rao Parihar and is surrounded by a garden. Jodhpur is the only defensible answer: the location, the road reference and the historical detail all point to the same city. For RAS, the trap is usually matching a well-known Rajasthan lake to the correct city rather than recalling the lake's broader description.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Jaipur is wrong because Balsamand Lake belongs to Jodhpur, while Jaipur is associated with different lakes.
- (C) Ajmer is wrong because Balsamand Lake is in Jodhpur, whereas Ajmer is associated with Ana Sagar.
- (D) Udaipur is wrong because Balsamand Lake belongs to Jodhpur, whereas Udaipur is associated with Pichola.
Concept
RAS physical geography often requires city-wise identification of important Rajasthan lakes. Such pairings recur in RAS because they combine map awareness with tourism, heritage and local geography facts.