RAS question
The Mahindra World City Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Jaipur primarily focuses on which sectors?
Correct answer: (B) IT/ITeS, gems & jewellery, and handicrafts.
Mahindra World City SEZ near Jaipur is primarily associated with IT/ITeS, gems and jewellery, and handicraft sectors.
Explanation
Mahindra World City SEZ near Jaipur is linked to sector-specific SEZ activity rather than heavy industry. The official SEZ India page for the Noida Zonal Development Commissioner lists Mahindra World City (Jaipur) at villages in Sanganer, Jaipur, and records its consolidated sector profile as including IT/ITES, Handicraft SEZ, and Gem & Jewellery SEZ, along with related notified sectors. That matches option B. The project covers over 3000 acres and has attracted companies such as Infosys and Wipro, which reinforces why IT/ITeS is central to the answer. For RAS, the key is to remember Jaipur's SEZ profile as services, gems and jewellery, and crafts, not refinery, steel or automobile assembly.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Heavy steel and iron manufacturing do not match the Mahindra World City Jaipur sector profile, which lists IT/ITES, handicraft, and gem and jewellery sectors instead.
- (C) Petroleum refining is associated with Barmer, not with the Jaipur SEZ listed on the official SEZ India page.
- (D) Automobile assembly is not the primary sector focus for Mahindra World City Jaipur in the official sector listing.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's industrial geography, especially how SEZs are mapped to sector clusters. It recurs in RAS because Jaipur's export-oriented services, gems and crafts profile is easy to confuse with heavier industrial locations elsewhere in the state.