RAS question
Bharatpur district was historically part of which princely state?
Correct answer: (A) Bharatpur (Jat state).
Bharatpur district was historically associated with the Bharatpur Jat state.
Explanation
Bharatpur is identified with the Jat-ruled Bharatpur state, so the historically correct match is Bharatpur itself, not a neighbouring princely state. Bharatpur was a Jat princely state whose identity is linked to Lohagarh Fort, which resisted several British attacks before its eventual capture by Arthur Wellesley. Nagar Nigam Bharatpur, Government of Rajasthan describes Bharatpur city as founded by Maharaja Surajmal, a Jat ruler, and lists Lohagarh Fort among the district's major historic attractions. That combination of Jat rulership and the Bharatpur fort tradition is exactly what the option 'Bharatpur (Jat state)' is testing.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Dholpur was a separate princely state, so it cannot explain Bharatpur district's own Jat-state identity.
- (C) Jaipur belongs to the Kachhwaha princely tradition, whereas the question is about Bharatpur's Jat association.
- (D) Alwar was a separate princely state and is not the historical state identity attached to Bharatpur district.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's historical geography: matching present districts with their former princely-state identities. RAS repeats this because district history, forts and ruling lineages often anchor map-based and culture questions.