RAS question
Carpet weaving in Rajasthan is famous at which locations?
Correct answer: (B) Jaipur and Bikaner.
Carpet weaving in Rajasthan is especially associated with Jaipur and Bikaner.
Explanation
Jaipur and Bikaner are the right pair because Rajasthan Foundation, in its official handicrafts note, lists the woollen carpets of Bikaner, Jaipur and Tonk as worth mentioning, and separately notes that Jaipur also appears in the state's durrie tradition. Jaipur and Bikaner are treated as major carpet-weaving centres in Rajasthan. Jaipur's carpet industry is one of the largest in India, while Bikaner is singled out for the long-standing reputation of its jail-made carpets since the Mughal period. The key is not that only these two places make carpets, but that both are recognised centres, making the paired option stronger than single-city or unrelated alternatives.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Alwar and Bharatpur are not identified as carpet centres, and Rajasthan Foundation does not list them among the woollen-carpet locations mentioned for Rajasthan.
- (C) Udaipur and Kota are not the main carpet-weaving centres here, and neither appears in Rajasthan Foundation's list of woollen-carpet locations.
- (D) Jodhpur is mentioned by Rajasthan Foundation for cotton durries, not as the full answer for carpet weaving, and the question asks for locations rather than a single place.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan art-and-culture geography: matching traditional crafts with their recognised production centres. Such questions recur in RAS because handicrafts link culture, regional economy and place-based identity in one factual prompt.