RAS question
The Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute (Rajasthan Prachyavidya Pratishthan) is located at:
Correct answer: (D) Jodhpur.
The Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, also known as Rajasthan Prachyavidya Pratishthan, is located at Jodhpur.
Explanation
The Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute is located in Jodhpur. It was established in 1954 with its initial headquarters in Jaipur, but the Rajasthan Government later moved the headquarters to Jodhpur. Its building there was inaugurated in 1958, after which the headquarters began operating from Jodhpur and the Jaipur repository became its first branch repository. The institute collects and preserves ancient manuscripts, inscriptions and texts from across Rajasthan. This government initiative is linked with the tradition of manuscript collection, and the preserved material supports the study of the state's history, literature and culture. Therefore, D, Jodhpur, is the correct answer.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jaipur was the institute's initial headquarters, and its repository later became the first branch repository, but the headquarters was moved to Jodhpur.
- (B) Bikaner is connected only with Pandit K. Madhav Krishna Sharma's manuscript-cataloguing work; the institute is not located there.
- (C) Udaipur is not the institute's location; its headquarters is in Jodhpur.
Concept
Rajasthan's cultural institutions and their locations are an important part of factual preparation for RAS. Such institutes, museums and research bodies preserve material used to study the state's history, art and culture. Here, distinguish the present headquarters at Jodhpur from the institute's earlier link with Jaipur.