RAS question
RIICO full form:
Correct answer: (C) Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation.
RIICO stands for Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Limited.
Explanation
RIICO is the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Limited, so option C gives the full official name rather than a shortened or generic version. RIICO was originally incorporated on 28 March 1969. The official RIICO website uses this full name for the body and places its role in Rajasthan's industrialisation through industrial areas. RIICO's abbreviation is not just about investment or industry in a loose sense; it includes State, Industrial Development, Investment, Corporation and Limited. RIICO has developed 446 industrial areas, making it Rajasthan's state industrial development institution.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rajasthan Investment Corp drops State and Industrial Development, so it does not match RIICO's official full name.
- (B) Rajasthan Infrastructure Corp replaces Industrial Development and Investment with Infrastructure, which is not the official expansion of RIICO.
- (D) Rajasthan Industries Corp is only a broad shorthand and omits State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Limited.
Concept
RAS tests Rajasthan's administrative and industrial institutions, especially abbreviations that appear in economic development and industrial-area topics. RIICO recurs in RAS because it is tied to Rajasthan's industrial development machinery and official schemes around industrial areas.