RAS question
Dhundhar region of Rajasthan corresponds to which modern district?
Correct answer: (B) Jaipur.
The Dhundhar region of Rajasthan corresponds to the Jaipur area, with Rajasthan Foundation listing Jaipur among the districts included in Dhundhar.
Explanation
Dhundhar is the historical region associated with the Jaipur area. Three cues link it to Jaipur: Dhundhar is the old regional name around Jaipur, the Dhundhari dialect belongs to this area, and the Kachhwaha Rajputs ruled it from Amber, later Jaipur. Rajasthan Foundation lists Jaipur among the districts included in the Dhundhar region and names Jaipur and Amber among its towns and cities. That makes Jaipur the best match among the options, while the other choices belong to separate historical regions of Rajasthan.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Kota is placed in the Hadoti region, not Dhundhar, and the Rajasthan Foundation page lists Hadoti separately with Kota among its districts.
- (C) Udaipur belongs to Mewar, a distinct historical region that Rajasthan Foundation lists separately from Dhundhar.
- (D) Jodhpur is associated with Marwar, and Rajasthan Foundation lists Marwar separately with Jodhpur among its districts and cities.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's historical-cultural regions and their modern district associations. It recurs in RAS because region names such as Dhundhar, Hadoti, Mewar and Marwar connect geography with dialects, capitals and ruling lineages.