RAS question
Haldighati pass is in which district?
Correct answer: (D) Rajsamand.
Haldighati Pass is in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Haldighati is in Rajsamand district, though the area was formerly part of Udaipur. Rajasthan Tourism places Haldighati in the Rajsamand context and describes the pass as an Aravalli mountain pass, about 40 kilometres from Udaipur, that connects Rajsamand and Pali. Its name comes from the yellow-coloured soil of the region, associated with haldi. The pass is also historically important because the Battle of Haldighati was fought there in 1576 between Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar and the forces led by Raja Man Singh of Amber, a general of Mughal emperor Akbar. For the MCQ, the key is the current district: Rajsamand, not nearby Udaipur.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Udaipur is nearby and the area was formerly associated with Udaipur, but the current district asked in the question is Rajsamand.
- (B) Chittorgarh is not the district identified for Haldighati in Rajasthan Tourism's Rajsamand context.
- (C) Pali is connected by the Haldighati pass and has Desuri Pass, but the MCQ asks for Haldighati's district, which is Rajsamand.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan physical geography through the district location of a major Aravalli pass. It recurs in RAS because Haldighati links terrain knowledge with a high-frequency Mewar history landmark.