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RAS question

Rajasthan's geographical area is what percentage of India's total geographical area?

Correct answer: (A) 10.41%.

Rajasthan covers 10.41% of India's total geographical area.

  1. (A)

    10.41%

  2. (B)

    8.5%

  3. (C)

    12%

  4. (D)

    15%

Explanation

Rajasthan's geographical area is 3,42,239 sq. km, which equals 10.41% of India's total geographical area of 32.87 lakh sq. km. The Rising Rajasthan factfile supports the same proportion, describing Rajasthan as India's largest state by area and noting that it is spread over about 3.42 lakh sq. km, or 10.41% of India's total land area. This is why 10.41% is the precise exam answer: the question is asking for Rajasthan's share in India's area, not its absolute area alone. The figure also explains why Rajasthan is treated as the largest Indian state by area in standard Rajasthan geography questions.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) 8.5% understates Rajasthan's share, since Rajasthan's area is 10.41% of India's total geographical area.
  • (C) 12% is higher than the supported figure; Rajasthan's area is 10.41% of India's total geographical area, not 12%.
  • (D) 15% is much above the supported proportion and would exaggerate Rajasthan's share of India's total geographical area.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan's location-and-extent basics: area, national share, and rank by area. It recurs in RAS because state geography questions often anchor later topics such as physiography, resources, and administrative comparisons in Rajasthan's spatial scale.

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