RAS question
Bhilwara in Rajasthan is famous for which industry?
Correct answer: (B) Textile.
Bhilwara in Rajasthan is famous for the textile industry, especially synthetic and blended textile manufacturing.
Explanation
Calling Bhilwara an industrial centre does not fully describe it; its distinctive identity comes from textiles. It is a major centre for synthetic and blended textile manufacturing and is therefore called the Textile City of Rajasthan. Rajasthan Tourism presents Bhilwara as the Land of Textiles and as a city of textiles and looms. Among the four choices, salt, gems and jewellery, and cement do not match this identity; only textiles do. The question is not about a tourist site or a general district feature. It tests a town-industry association used in RAS questions on Rajasthan's economy by matching an industrial centre with its best-known industry.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Salt is associated with Sambhar, whereas Rajasthan Tourism identifies Bhilwara with textiles and looms.
- (C) Gems and jewellery are associated with Jaipur, not with Bhilwara's textile-centred identity.
- (D) The cement industry is associated with districts such as Chittorgarh and Banswara, whereas Bhilwara is identified as a textile centre.
Concept
This question tests which leading industries different towns and districts of Rajasthan are known for. Such associations recur in RAS because they assess knowledge of Rajasthan's economic geography, the economic identity of its different regions and state-specific facts.