RAS question
Nohar in Hanumangarh is known for which agricultural product?
Correct answer: (D) Kinnu (Citrus).
Nohar in Hanumangarh is known for kinnu, a citrus fruit cultivated in the Nohar-Bhadra belt as a major commercial crop.
Explanation
The answer is kinnu because the Nohar-Bhadra belt of Hanumangarh is identified with kinnu cultivation, and Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Hanumangarh supports kinnu's importance in the district's horticulture profile. Gardening and horticulture are significant in Hanumangarh, Ganganagari kinnow is prominent in fruit production, and higher-quality kinnow is exported from the district. In its horticulture section, Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Hanumangarh lists mausambi, kinnow and date palms as main fruits, adds that kinnow is the most important among them, and describes kinnow as the major fruit of Hanumangarh district. That is why, among the options, Nohar is best matched with kinnu rather than field crops such as groundnut, rice or cotton.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Groundnut is not the product identified with the Nohar-Bhadra belt, and the prompt itself marks its association here as limited.
- (B) Rice does not answer this Nohar-specific horticulture question; the prompt associates rice with Banswara, while Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Hanumangarh highlights kinnow in fruit production.
- (C) Cotton is not the Nohar-Bhadra speciality asked here; the prompt associates cotton with Ganganagar, whereas Hanumangarh's relevant fruit profile points to kinnow.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's district-wise agricultural specialisation, especially horticulture belts in the canal-irrigated north-west. Such pairings recur in RAS because they link physical geography, irrigation and commercial cropping patterns.