RAS question
The High Court of Rajasthan is located at:
Correct answer: (B) Jodhpur.
The principal seat of the Rajasthan High Court is at Jodhpur, while Jaipur has a bench of the High Court.
Explanation
The Rajasthan High Court is located at Jodhpur in the sense tested by the question: Jodhpur is its principal seat. The official Rajasthan High Court website lists “Rajasthan High Court Principal Seat Jodhpur” and separately lists “Rajasthan High Court Bench Jaipur”, which is exactly the distinction an RAS candidate must remember. The court was established on 21 June 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. Jaipur is therefore important for court functioning, but it is not the principal seat. For a one-line MCQ asking where the High Court of Rajasthan is located, the expected answer is Jodhpur.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jaipur has a bench of the Rajasthan High Court, but the official listing distinguishes it from the principal seat at Jodhpur.
- (C) Ajmer is not identified in the question’s explanation or the official High Court page as either the principal seat or a bench of the Rajasthan High Court.
- (D) Udaipur is not identified in the question’s explanation or the official High Court page as either the principal seat or a bench of the Rajasthan High Court.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan’s judicial-administrative geography, especially the distinction between a High Court’s principal seat and its bench. It recurs in RAS because state institutions are often asked through precise location-based facts.