RAS question
Chand Baori stepwell is in which district?
Correct answer: (A) Dausa.
Chand Baori stepwell is located at Abhaneri in Dausa district, Rajasthan.
Explanation
Chand Baori belongs to Abhaneri, and the official Rajasthan Tourism Dausa page lists "CHAND BAORI(STEPWELL)- ABHANERI" under attractions to visit and explore in Dausa. This is the key location clue: Abhaneri is treated as an attraction of Dausa, so the district asked in the MCQ is Dausa, not Jaipur or any neighbouring district. The page further describes Chand Baori as one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India, built in the eighth century, 19.5 metres deep, with narrow steps across 13 storeys. Its scale makes the monument a familiar Rajasthan heritage-location fact for exams.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Jaipur is only a nearby reference point: Rajasthan Tourism says Abhaneri is on the Jaipur-Agra road, but places Chand Baori under Dausa attractions.
- (C) Bharatpur appears on the Dausa page only as a nearby place to visit from Dausa, while Chand Baori itself is listed at Abhaneri under Dausa.
- (D) Alwar is a separate nearby destination, and Neemrana Baori is located there; it is not Chand Baori at Abhaneri.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan heritage geography: matching a well-known monument or stepwell with its correct district. Such location facts recur in RAS because they connect tourism, culture and district-level geography in one short question.