RAS question
Barsingsar, a lignite-mining area in Rajasthan, is located in which district?
Correct answer: (A) Bikaner.
Barsingsar, a lignite-mining area in Rajasthan, is located in Bikaner district.
Explanation
Barsingsar is tied to Bikaner because a Press Information Bureau, Government of India release identifies an operating open-cast lignite mine at Barsingsar in Bikaner district, run by Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited. That directly supports option A. Palana-Barsingsar is also among Rajasthan's official lignite exploitation locations, alongside Giral and Kapurdi-Jalipa in Barmer and Mata Sukh-Kasnau-Igiyar in Nagaur. The point to remember is not just the mineral, but the district-location pairing: Barsingsar belongs with Bikaner in Rajasthan's lignite geography. Lignite is relevant in the state economy syllabus because it is used for power generation and as industrial fuel.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Nagaur is associated with Mata Sukh-Kasnau-Igiyar, not with the Barsingsar lignite mine.
- (C) Jaipur is not among Rajasthan's lignite exploitation locations, and Barsingsar is in Bikaner district.
- (D) Udaipur is not connected to Barsingsar; it is associated with minerals such as zinc and mica rather than lignite.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's mineral-resource geography, especially the mapping of lignite fields to districts. Such location-based mineral questions recur in RAS because they connect physical resources with the state's economy and energy base.