RAS question
The Karauli district is known for which type of stone?
Correct answer: (A) Red sandstone.
Karauli district is known for red sandstone.
Explanation
Karauli is associated with red sandstone because the official Rajasthan Tourism page presents the city as "The Land of Red Sandstone" and describes it as world renowned for pale red sandstone. The standard RAS answer is therefore direct: Karauli's identifying stone is red sandstone, locally remembered as lal pathar. Karauli sandstone is similar to Dholpur's red sandstone, is used in construction, and comes from significant sandstone quarries in the district. So the question is not asking for a generic building stone of Rajasthan; it is testing the district-stone association specific to Karauli.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) White marble points to Makrana, so it does not identify Karauli's district-specific stone.
- (C) Granite is not the primary stone associated with Karauli; Rajasthan Tourism identifies Karauli with red sandstone.
- (D) Kota Stone is associated with Kota, whereas Karauli is identified here with red sandstone.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's economic geography through district-wise mineral and building-stone associations. Such one-district-one-product style facts recur in RAS because they connect local resources with place identity and construction use.