RAS question
The Bhadla Solar Park is located in which district of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (D) Jodhpur.
Bhadla Solar Park is located in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Bhadla Solar Park is located in Jodhpur district, and the Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy places Bhadla Solar Park-II near Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Precise Rajasthan geography matters here: Bhadla belongs with Jodhpur rather than only a broad Thar desert or solar-power association. Bhadla has a capacity of 2,245 MW, making it one of the world's largest solar parks, and its development is linked to Rajasthan's desert regions, where strong solar irradiance supports large-scale solar generation. The district is Jodhpur, not another western Rajasthan district with renewable-energy or resource associations.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Bikaner has strong solar potential, but Bhadla Solar Park is in Jodhpur district.
- (B) Jaisalmer is associated with wind energy, while Bhadla Solar Park is placed near Jodhpur by the Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
- (C) Barmer is associated with oil fields, not with Bhadla Solar Park, which is located in Jodhpur district.
Concept
RAS geography often emphasizes major energy-resource locations and district mapping. Renewable-energy sites connect physical geography, desert conditions and state development facts.