RAS question
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) is located in:
Correct answer: (C) Jaipur.
Hawa Mahal, also known as the Palace of Winds, is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Explanation
Hawa Mahal is a Jaipur landmark, so the correct location is Jaipur. Rajasthan Tourism describes it as one of Jaipur's iconic attractions and explains the name Palace of Winds through its airy design: the building remains windy inside because of its many windows and jharokhas. Its exam-relevant identifiers are also clear: it was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh and has 953 small windows, or jharokhas. These details make it a standard monument-location question: the name, city, builder, year and distinctive jharokhas all point to Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, not to another Rajasthan city.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Udaipur is associated here with the Lake Palace, whereas Hawa Mahal is identified with Jaipur.
- (B) Bikaner is associated here with Junagarh Fort, not with Hawa Mahal.
- (D) Jodhpur is associated here with Umaid Bhawan Palace, while Hawa Mahal is located in Jaipur.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan monument-location mapping within Geography of Rajasthan. It recurs in RAS because major landmarks such as Hawa Mahal are often asked through their city, popular name, builder or distinctive architectural feature.