RAS question
The 'Rohida' tree (Tecomella undulata) is significant in Rajasthan because:
Correct answer: (D) Its flower is the state flower of Rajasthan.
The Rohida flower of Tecomella undulata is Rajasthan's state flower.
Explanation
Rohida, also called Marwar Teak or Desert Teak, matters in Rajasthan because its flower has the status of the state flower. Sri Baldev Ram Mirdha Government College, Nagaur, under the Higher & Technical Education Department, Government of Rajasthan, describes a youth drive for the propagation and conservation of the "State Flower tree" Rohida, Tecomella undulata, and links the state-flower status with local roots. The tree has value for arid-region suitability, biodiversity protection, medicinal properties and timber, but its exam-significant identity in Rajasthan is the state symbol attached to its flower. Rohida grows in arid regions and bears bright orange-red flowers in spring.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rohida is not a rubber-producing tree, so rubber production is not its significance in Rajasthan.
- (B) The state tree is Khejri, while the Rohida-related state symbol is the flower, not the tree.
- (C) Rohida has medicinal value as an additional importance, but the distinctive Rajasthan state-symbol fact is that Rohida's flower is the state flower.
Concept
Rajasthan state symbols within Geography of Rajasthan link arid-zone species to official identity. Such facts recur in RAS because state symbols are static facts often tied to ecology, culture and regional geography.