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Bhiwadi in Khairthal-Tijara district has emerged as a major industrial and urban centre. Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason for Bhiwadi's rapid urbanization?

Correct answer: (C) RIICO-developed industrial areas and proximity to the Delhi-NCR market and DMIC corridor.

Bhiwadi's rapid urbanisation is primarily due to RIICO-developed industrial areas and its proximity to the Delhi-NCR market and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.

  1. (A)

    Establishment of a special economic zone (SEZ) for textile exports

  2. (B)

    Discovery of large mineral deposits leading to mining-driven urbanization

  3. (C)

    RIICO-developed industrial areas and proximity to the Delhi-NCR market and DMIC corridor

  4. (D)

    Selection as a Smart City leading to rapid in-migration of skilled workers

Explanation

Bhiwadi grew from a small rural settlement into an industrial township because the Rajasthan Government chose to develop it as an industrial centre, chiefly due to its proximity to Delhi and other locational advantages. The Greater Bhiwadi master plan identifies Bhiwadi, Tapookara, Chaupanki, Kaharani and Khushkhera as major industrial nodes, notes RIICO's role in developing industrial areas and infrastructure, and places Bhiwadi near NH-8 on the Delhi-Jaipur development corridor. It also records Bhiwadi's identification with the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. This matches the classic Rajasthan-NCR pattern: planned industrial land, access to a large Delhi-NCR market and labour pool, corridor connectivity, and cheaper land than the core NCR together drove rapid urbanisation.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) A textile-export SEZ is not the stated driver; the explanation and source point instead to RIICO industrial areas, wider manufacturing activity and NCR-DMIC locational advantages.
  • (B) The growth described is industry-led rather than mining-led, with RIICO industrial areas and manufacturing employment replacing agriculture as the economic base.
  • (D) Smart City selection is not the causal factor here; the source traces Bhiwadi's growth to planned industrial development from the 1970s and its Delhi-NCR corridor location.

Concept

This tests industry-led urbanisation and growth poles in Rajasthan, especially how NCR-edge locations convert transport access and planned industrial estates into urban expansion. It recurs in RAS because Bhiwadi is a standard example of the Rajasthan-NCR industrial interface.

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