RAS question
How many Municipal Corporations does Rajasthan have?
Correct answer: (D) 10.
Rajasthan has 10 municipal corporations.
Explanation
Rajasthan has 10 municipal corporations, so option D is the answer. The official introduction page of the Local Self Government Department, Government of Rajasthan, places this figure within the state's Urban Local Bodies structure: after the 74th Constitutional Amendment gave local bodies constitutional status, Rajasthan's urban local bodies are listed as 10 corporations, 51 councils and 248 municipalities, making 309 ULBs in all. Older major corporations include Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur, and later additions take the total to 10. The key point is to read 'municipal corporations' as a specific ULB category, not as the total number of urban bodies.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Seven is below the official count because Rajasthan's ULB classification lists 10 corporations, not just the older or better-known corporation cities.
- (B) Three ignores most of the corporation category; the Local Self Government Department states that the state has 10 corporations.
- (C) Five is also an undercount, since the official ULB breakup gives 10 corporations along with councils and municipalities as separate categories.
Concept
This tests urban local governance under the 74th Constitutional Amendment and Rajasthan's ULB classification. It recurs in RAS because questions often distinguish municipal corporations from councils, municipalities and total ULBs.