Dhola Maru ki Katha is:

Explanation

Dhola Maru ki Katha is not a religious scripture, war chronicle, or work of formal history; it belongs to Rajasthan's tradition of romantic folk tales. It is one of Rajasthan's famous love stories, centred on Prince Dhola of Narwar and Princess Maru of Pugal in the Bikaner region. The National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy describes its artefact titled "Dhola Maru Riding on Camel" as depicting the romantic folk tale of Dhola and Maru in Rajasthan. Therefore, option C is correct: it is a folk-literature love story, and the question tests recognition of its genre within Rajasthan's cultural and literary heritage.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) It is not a religious scripture: it is a love-centred folk tale, not a sacred text.
• (B) It is not a historical text: its identity in folk tradition is that of a love story, not a work of formal history.
• (D) It is not a war chronicle: the love of Dhola and Maru is its main subject, not a record of battles or military campaigns.

Concept

This tests the ability to identify well-known works of Rajasthan's folk literature and oral tradition by genre. Such questions recur in RAS because folk tales, folk songs, and literary forms are an important part of Rajasthan History, Art and Culture.

Source

• National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

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