RAS question
Gagron Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located near the confluence of which two rivers?
Correct answer: (B) Ahu and Kali Sindh.
Gagron Fort in Jhalawar district is located at the confluence of the Ahu and Kali Sindh rivers.
Explanation
Gagron Fort is a hill and water fort in Jhalawar district, and the tested location clue is the river confluence: the fort stands where the Ahu meets the Kali Sindh. The Rajasthan Environment Department source describes Gagron Fort as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and states that it is situated at the confluence of the Kali Sindh and Ahu rivers. This matches the standard RAS explanation: Gagron is one of the six Hill Forts of Rajasthan inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. The other pairs are distractors because they point to different river systems or confluences, not the specific setting of Gagron Fort.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Mahi and Som belong to southern Rajasthan and do not identify the Jhalawar setting of Gagron Fort.
- (C) The Chambal-Banas confluence is elsewhere, so it does not match Gagron Fort's location at the Ahu-Kali Sindh confluence.
- (D) The Banas-Berach confluence is associated with a different location, not Gagron Fort in Jhalawar district.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's physical geography through heritage sites: forts are often located by rivers, hills and strategic landscapes. It recurs in RAS because UNESCO sites, districts and river systems are frequently linked in one factual clue.