RAS question
The Bhadla Solar Park is located in which district of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (A) Jodhpur.
Bhadla Solar Park is located at Bhadla village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, in the area historically covered by Phalodi tehsil.
Explanation
Bhadla Solar Park is associated with Jodhpur district because Rajasthan Foundation identifies it as "Bhadla Solar Park, Jodhpur" and states that the park is located at Bhadla village in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. It is also placed in Phalodi tehsil, historically part of Jodhpur district, while Phalodi became a separate district after Rajasthan's 2023 district reorganisation. Its scale makes the location important for RAS: the park has 2,245 MW of solar project capacity and is described by Rajasthan Foundation as the largest solar park in the world, spread across more than 14,000 acres; the area is also expressed as about 5,700 hectares.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Jaisalmer is wrong because Rajasthan Foundation places Bhadla Solar Park at Bhadla village in Jodhpur district, not in Jaisalmer.
- (C) Bikaner is wrong because Bhadla Solar Park is identified with Bhadla village in Jodhpur district, not Bikaner.
- (D) Barmer is wrong because Rajasthan Foundation names Jodhpur district as the location of Bhadla Solar Park, and the question does not connect the park with Barmer.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's renewable-energy geography, especially the district location of major solar infrastructure. It recurs in RAS because large solar parks link environment, energy policy and Rajasthan-specific economic geography in one fact.