RAS question
Honda announced manufacturing of its first electric vehicle in India — the Honda 0 Alpha — at which location?
Correct answer: (B) Tapukara, Alwar district, Rajasthan.
Honda Cars India’s first upcoming electric SUV, the Honda 0 Alpha, is linked to manufacturing at its Tapukara facility in Alwar district, Rajasthan.
Explanation
Honda Cars India Ltd. announced the Honda 0 Alpha electric SUV as its first upcoming Battery Electric Vehicle for India at Tapukara, Rajasthan. The prototype, globally known as Honda 0 Alpha, had begun pan-India public-road verification testing, and the vehicle would be manufactured in India. Honda Cars India’s manufacturing facility is located at Tapukara, District Alwar, Rajasthan. The planned manufacturing location is the Tapukara plant in Alwar district, with an investment of approximately Rs 1,200 crore. For a Rajasthan economy question, the key fact is the industrial location, not Honda’s corporate office or other automobile hubs.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Greater Noida is identified with Honda Cars India’s corporate office, while the manufacturing facility is at Tapukara in Alwar district.
- (C) Manesar is not named as the manufacturing site for the Honda 0 Alpha.
- (D) Sanand is not the relevant manufacturing location; Honda Cars India’s manufacturing facility is identified as Tapukara, District Alwar, Rajasthan.
Concept
This tests industrial location awareness within Rajasthan’s economy, especially automobile and electric-vehicle manufacturing. Such questions recur in RAS because new investment announcements connect current affairs with district-level industrial geography.