RAS question
How many Rajasthan districts were under cold wave alert on January 11-12, 2026?
Correct answer: (B) 11.
The India Meteorological Department issued cold-wave alerts for 11 districts of Rajasthan for January 11-12, 2026.
Explanation
The answer is 11 because LatestLY reported that the India Meteorological Department issued red, orange and yellow alerts for cold-wave conditions in 11 Rajasthan districts. IMD issued a cold-wave alert for 11 districts, with Churu and Didwana-Kuchaman at red alert. The number in the question is therefore not a count of districts where schools changed timings, nor a count of only red-alert places. It is the total count of districts placed under cold-wave alert across the colour categories mentioned for the January 11-12 spell.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 15 is too high because IMD identified 11 Rajasthan districts under cold-wave alert.
- (C) 5 is too low because the alert count was not limited to a small subset of districts; IMD alerts covered 11 districts.
- (D) 8 understates the alert coverage, since the reported total across red, orange and yellow cold-wave alerts was 11 districts.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan climatology and disaster-weather alerts, especially how IMD colour-coded warnings are read in current-affairs questions. It recurs in RAS because winter cold waves affect administration, school orders and district-level preparedness.