RAS question
The Bhilwara textile industry primarily produces:
Correct answer: (C) Synthetic and blended fabrics.
The Bhilwara textile industry primarily produces synthetic and blended fabrics.
Explanation
Bhilwara is identified with textiles because its industrial profile centres on man-made and blended cloth rather than on traditional fibre products. The MSME Development Institute's Bhilwara district profile calls the city "Vastra Nagari" for manufacturing synthetics, cotton-mix fabric and synthetic yarn, and notes exportable textile goods such as polyester, viscose, cotton fabric, cotton yarn and blended yarn. That product profile matches option C: synthetic and blended fabrics. Polyester, viscose and blended fabrics are therefore not a loose nickname but the actual product profile of the district's textile sector, including production for domestic and export markets.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jute products do not fit Bhilwara's textile identity; jute is associated with West Bengal, while Bhilwara is associated with synthetic, cotton-mix and blended fabrics.
- (B) Leather goods are not Bhilwara's textile speciality, whereas the cited district profile repeatedly links its industrial identity to synthetic fabrics, yarn and blended textile goods.
- (D) Silk fabrics are not the primary Bhilwara product; silk is mainly linked with Mysore and Varanasi, while Bhilwara's core profile is synthetic and blended cloth.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's district-wise industrial geography, especially the mapping of major production centres to their signature industries. It recurs in RAS because economy questions often ask for precise associations such as Bhilwara with textiles rather than broad state-level industry lists.