RAS question
Main IT/ITES hubs in Rajasthan are:
Correct answer: (D) Jaipur (Sitapura, Mahindra World City).
Rajasthan's main IT/ITES hub is Jaipur, especially the Sitapura IT Park/STP ecosystem and Mahindra World City Jaipur.
Explanation
Jaipur is Rajasthan's main IT/ITES hub, with Sitapura Software Technology Park and Mahindra World City hosting major IT companies. RIICO lists RIICO-developed IT parks at Jaipur, including Sitapura, and notes an incubation centre at IT Park, Sitapura, Jaipur with ready built-up space and plug-and-play facilities for IT units. It also records an STPI-backed STP Centre at Jaipur and describes Mahindra World City Jaipur as a major IT SEZ, with its Phase I already operational. Jaipur's Sitapura and Mahindra World City base makes it the main IT/ITES hub rather than any single secondary city.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Barmer lacks the Sitapura IT Park/STP ecosystem, RIICO-developed Jaipur IT parks, and Mahindra World City Jaipur infrastructure that define Rajasthan's main IT/ITES hub.
- (B) Udaipur has one RIICO IT Park location, but Jaipur has the Sitapura and Mahindra World City base that anchors the main IT/ITES hub.
- (C) Jodhpur has an IT Park/STP-centre location, but Jaipur's Sitapura and Mahindra World City infrastructure anchors Rajasthan's main IT/ITES hub.
Concept
Rajasthan's industrial and service-sector geography includes the location of IT/ITES infrastructure. RAS frequently covers the concentration of state-backed industrial parks, SEZs and service hubs.