RAS question
Hadi Rani ki Baori is in:
Correct answer: (A) Tonk (Todaraisingh).
Hadi Rani ki Baori, locally known as Hadi-Rani-ka-Kund, is at Todaraisingh in Tonk district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Hadi Rani ki Baori is at Todaraisingh in Tonk district, so its location is Tonk (Todaraisingh). It is locally known as Hadi-Rani-ka-Kund and is a 12th-century rectangular stepwell. Its architectural markers are the double-storeyed corridors and sculptural niches, which make the site recognisable as a baori rather than a generic monument. The National Monuments Authority file for the Baories at Todaraisingh, Tonk, Rajasthan, places the monument at the Tonk-Todaraisingh location.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Jaipur is wrong because the site is placed at Todaraisingh in Tonk district, not in Jaipur.
- (C) Bundi is wrong here because it is associated with Raniji ki Baori, while Hadi Rani ki Baori is associated with Todaraisingh in Tonk district.
- (D) Udaipur is wrong because Hadi Rani ki Baori is at Todaraisingh in Tonk district, not Udaipur.
Concept
RAS art-and-culture preparation requires monument-location mapping, especially for stepwells and their local names. A small change in a baori name often changes the district answer.