RAS question
Pushkar Lake is associated with which deity?
Correct answer: (D) Brahma.
Pushkar Lake in Ajmer is associated with Lord Brahma, whose Brahma Mandir stands by the lake at Pushkar.
Explanation
Pushkar Lake is linked to Lord Brahma because the Brahma temple at Pushkar is dedicated to him and is located by the lake. The lake, in Ajmer, is associated with Lord Brahma, and the only Brahma temple in the world stands on its banks. Rajasthan Tourism describes Brahma Mandir, Pushkar, as the only existing temple dedicated to Lord Brahma and as a must-visit place near Pushkar Lake. For an RAS geography question, the important connection is therefore not merely that Pushkar is a pilgrimage site, but that its lake-temple identity is specifically tied to Brahma.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Shiva is not the deity named in the Pushkar Lake association; the Pushkar temple is dedicated to Lord Brahma.
- (B) Indra does not fit this lake-temple pairing because the relevant Pushkar temple is associated with Lord Brahma.
- (C) Vishnu is a different deity, while Rajasthan Tourism ties Pushkar Lake to Lord Brahma.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's religious geography, especially the association between major pilgrimage lakes and their presiding deities. Such site-deity links recur in RAS because they connect physical locations with cultural geography.