Metro rail service in Rajasthan currently operates in:

Explanation

Jaipur is the only option that fits Rajasthan's operating metro rail service. Jaipur Metro is Rajasthan's first metro rail, and its first phase, from Mansarovar to Chandpole over 9.6 km, became operational in 2015. The official Rajasthan Transport Department page for Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation lists the Date of Commencement of Commercial operation for Phase 1A as 03.06.2015 and for Phase 1B as 23.09.2020, with the registered office at Mansarovar, Jaipur. Therefore, for a current Rajasthan geography question asking where metro rail service operates in the state, the answer is Jaipur, not any of the other listed cities.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Udaipur is wrong because there is no operating metro rail service there, while Jaipur Metro is the operational system referenced.
• (B) Kota is wrong because Rajasthan's metro rail operation is tied to Jaipur Metro, not to any metro service in Kota.
• (C) Jodhpur is wrong because Jaipur Metro details establish Jaipur as the operating metro city in Rajasthan, with no corresponding Jodhpur metro operation stated.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan transport infrastructure within the Geography of Rajasthan syllabus. It recurs in RAS because state-level urban transport firsts, locations and operational projects are common factual anchors in prelims questions.

Source

• Transport Department, Government of Rajasthan

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