RAS question
Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary is in which district?
Correct answer: (C) Karauli.
Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary is in Karauli district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
The question tests the district-location mapping for a Rajasthan protected area. Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Karauli places Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary within the Karauli and Sapotra tehsils and describes it as the northern extension of Ranthambore National Park. It also says the sanctuary falls within the buffer zone of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. That is why Karauli, not the better-known tiger-reserve district association of Sawai Madhopur, is the answer here. The wildlife cue also fits: the Karauli gazetteer notes leopard in the area and highlights sambars, nilgais, chitals, chinkaras and wild pigs in the sanctuary landscape.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Sawai Madhopur is a tempting Ranthambore association, but Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Karauli places Kailadevi within Karauli and Sapotra tehsils.
- (B) Bharatpur points to Keoladeo in the question's distractor cue, not Kailadevi, whose location is in Karauli district.
- (D) Alwar is associated in the question with Sariska, while Kailadevi is located in Karauli-Sapotra, not Alwar.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan geography through protected-area-to-district mapping, a recurring RAS fact pattern because sanctuaries are often asked through nearby reserve and district associations. Kailadevi is easy to misplace because Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Karauli links it to Ranthambore's buffer zone while placing it administratively in Karauli.