RAS question
Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary is near:
Correct answer: (B) Sawai Madhopur.
Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary is in Sawai Madhopur district, near Ranthambore, and forms part of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve landscape.
Explanation
Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary is correctly linked with Sawai Madhopur. The Government of Rajasthan Forest Department protected-area list places Sawaiman Singh Sanctuary in Sawai Madhopur district, near Ranthambore. It is the southern buffer of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and has an area of about 103 sq km. For RAS Geography, the key is not just the sanctuary name but its location within Rajasthan's protected-area network: Sawai Man Singh belongs to the Sawai Madhopur-Ranthambore cluster, not to the Jaipur, Kota or Alwar conservation belts.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jaipur is associated with Nahargarh Sanctuary, whereas Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary is listed in Sawai Madhopur.
- (C) Kota is not the district for Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary; the protected-area entry places it in Sawai Madhopur.
- (D) Alwar does not fit the protected-area listing; Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary is tied to Sawai Madhopur.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's protected areas and their district-location mapping. Such questions recur in RAS because wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and buffer zones are standard factual anchors in Rajasthan Geography.