RAS question
The 'Mewari' dialect is spoken in which part of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (D) Southern Rajasthan (Udaipur region).
Mewari is spoken in southern Rajasthan, centred on the Mewar or Udaipur region.
Explanation
Mewari belongs to the Mewar region of southern Rajasthan, with Udaipur as its best-known centre. It is placed around Udaipur and includes Rajsamand, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara; Webindia123 Rajasthan - Languages: Marwari identifies Mewari as the form associated with Mewar, specifically naming Udaipur, Bhilwara and Chittorgarh districts. That regional location is the key to the MCQ: Mewari is not a general western, northern or eastern Rajasthan dialect label, but a dialect tied to the Mewar belt. Its identity is also distinct from better-known regional speech forms such as Marwari and Dhundhari, so the Udaipur-region clue points directly to southern Rajasthan.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Western Rajasthan is associated here with Marwari, while Mewari is tied to the Mewar or Udaipur-region belt.
- (B) Northern Rajasthan is linked in the question data with Marwari or Shekhawati, not with the Mewar-centred Mewari dialect.
- (C) Eastern Rajasthan is associated here with Dhundhari or Mewati, whereas Mewari belongs to the Udaipur-centred Mewar region.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's regional language-and-dialect map, a recurring RAS culture topic because dialect names often encode historical regions such as Mewar. The usual trap is to confuse Mewari with Marwari or other neighbouring Rajasthani speech forms.