RAS question
Saharia tribe of Rajasthan is found mainly in:
Correct answer: (A) Baran.
In Rajasthan, the Saharia tribe is found mainly in Baran district, especially the Shahabad-Kishanganj area.
Explanation
Saharia is linked with Baran district in Rajasthan, with the core exam location framed around the Shahabad-Kishanganj area. The official Ministry of Tribal Affairs sanction order for Rajasthan's PVTG development plan repeatedly places Saharia-focused interventions in Baran: Maa-Badi centres for Sahariya PVTGs, Saharia health workers, Anganwadi centres for Sahariya PVTG beneficiaries, handpumps in Saharia settlements, and other works are tied to Kishanganj and Shahabad tehsils in Baran district. That official placement matches the standard RAS answer: when the question asks where the Saharia tribe of Rajasthan is found mainly, Baran is the substantive answer, with Shahabad and Kishanganj as the most precise local anchors.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Ajmer is wrong because Saharia-linked PVTG activity is located in Baran's Shahabad-Kishanganj area, not in Ajmer.
- (C) Jaisalmer is wrong because the question is not asking for a desert-district tribe location; the established location for Saharia in Rajasthan is Baran, especially Shahabad-Kishanganj.
- (D) Jodhpur is wrong because official support points to Saharia settlements and beneficiaries in Baran district, not Jodhpur.
Concept
This tests the Rajasthan Geography and society overlap: tribe-wise regional distribution, especially vulnerable tribal groups and their district concentration. It recurs in RAS because tribal geography is a compact way to test both map awareness and Rajasthan-specific social policy context.