RAS question
In November 2025, which Rajasthan hill station recorded 0 degrees Celsius for the first time in 15 years?
Correct answer: (D) Mount Abu.
Mount Abu recorded 0 degrees Celsius on November 17, 2025, the first time in 15 years that the Rajasthan hill station reached freezing point in November.
Explanation
The answer is Mount Abu because the Outlook India report identifies it as the Rajasthan hill station that touched 0 degrees Celsius on November 17, 2025. The significance is not just the low reading, but its timing: this was the first time in 15 years that Mount Abu reached freezing point during November, a level usually associated with deeper winter conditions. For an RAS geography question, that makes the phrase "first time in 15 years" decisive. The other options may be Rajasthan places, but the historic November 0 degrees Celsius reading applies specifically to Mount Abu.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Ranakpur is not identified as the place that recorded 0 degrees Celsius on November 17, 2025.
- (B) Udaipur is not the named station for the historic 0 degrees Celsius reading; the Outlook India report names Mount Abu for that event.
- (C) Kumbhalgarh is not linked to the first-in-15-years November freezing-point reading.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan climate and location-specific weather extremes, especially the winter behaviour of hill stations. Such facts recur in RAS because current weather records are often asked through the lens of Rajasthan geography.