RAS question
Jaipur is renowned as a global hub for which industry?
Correct answer: (C) Gems and Jewellery.
Jaipur is renowned as a global hub for the gems and jewellery industry, especially gemstone cutting, polishing and jewellery manufacturing.
Explanation
Jaipur's association with gems and jewellery is not incidental; it is the city's recognised industrial identity. Jaipur is a world-famous centre for gemstone cutting, polishing and jewellery manufacturing, with a special reputation for emerald cutting and coloured gemstones. The official Rising Rajasthan sector page places gems and jewellery among Rajasthan's investment sectors and notes that Jaipur processes more than 300 varieties of precious and semi-precious gemstones. That directly matches option C. For RAS, the important point is the location-industry linkage: Jaipur stands out for gems, coloured stones and jewellery work, not for the IT, automobile or pharmaceutical clusters associated with other Indian regions.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) IT services are associated in the prompt with Bangalore and Hyderabad, not with Jaipur's recognised gems and jewellery specialisation.
- (B) The automobile industry is identified in the prompt as concentrated in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, so it does not explain Jaipur's global reputation.
- (D) Pharmaceuticals are associated in the prompt with Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, whereas Jaipur's sector identity is gems and jewellery.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's industrial geography, especially the mapping of cities to their signature economic activities. It recurs in RAS because economy questions often ask for clear location-industry associations within the state.