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CAZRI (Central Arid Zone Research Institute) is located at:

Correct answer: (C) Jodhpur.

CAZRI, the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, is located at Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

  1. (A)

    Bikaner

  2. (B)

    Jaisalmer

  3. (C)

    Jodhpur

  4. (D)

    Jaipur

Explanation

CAZRI is the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, and ICAR - Central Arid Zone Research Institute gives its address as CAZRI Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Jodhpur is therefore the institute's location. CAZRI was established in 1959 and works on arid-zone agriculture, water harvesting and desert ecology. Those research themes fit Rajasthan's dry western landscape, so RAS preparation commonly connects the institute with Jodhpur rather than with other major Rajasthan cities.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Bikaner is not the location of CAZRI; Bikaner is associated with NRCC instead.
  • (B) Jaisalmer is not the location of CAZRI, even though it lies in Rajasthan's arid region.
  • (D) Jaipur has other institutes, but CAZRI is located at Jodhpur, not Jaipur.

Concept

Rajasthan's geography-linked research institutions include bodies connected with arid-zone agriculture and desert ecology. RAS frequently uses institute-location pairs as a compact way to test applied geography of Rajasthan.

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