RAS question
Chittorgarh district is a hub for which major industry in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (C) Cement manufacturing.
Chittorgarh district is a major hub of cement manufacturing in Rajasthan.
Explanation
Chittorgarh is linked with Rajasthan's cement industry because cement plants need bulky raw material, especially limestone and gypsum, close to the production site. The Rajasthan Foundation's cement-sector page says Rajasthan has large limestone reserves and identifies Chittorgarh, along with Sawai Madhopur, as among the most suitable districts for cement industry localisation. This matches the district's reputation as Rajasthan's Cement City, supported by major cement plants such as Birla Cement at Chittorgarh, JK Cement at Nimbahera, UltraTech and ACC. The key logic is therefore resource-based industrial location: abundant limestone in and around Chittorgarh makes cement manufacturing the natural answer, not a service or assembly industry.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) IT and software activity is concentrated in Jaipur, while the cited industrial-location logic for Chittorgarh is based on cement raw materials.
- (B) The pharmaceutical sector is mainly associated with Jaipur and Alwar, not with Chittorgarh's limestone-backed cement cluster.
- (D) Automobile manufacturing exists in Rajasthan, but the question asks for Chittorgarh's major industry, which the explanation and source connect to cement.
Concept
This tests industrial location in the Economy of Rajasthan, especially how mineral raw materials shape regional industry. RAS often asks such district-industry pairings because they link geography, resources and state economic development.