RAS question
Under PMGSY-III in Rajasthan, how many kilometres of rural roads had been upgraded up to December 2024?
Correct answer: (B) 8,249.40 km.
Under PMGSY-III in Rajasthan, 8,249.40 km of rural roads had been upgraded up to December 2024.
Explanation
The Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 places PMGSY-III within the State's road infrastructure picture and records the upgraded rural-road length as 8,249.40 km. This figure is not a general road-length total: National Highways, State Highways and Village Roads are listed separately, while 8,249.40 km is the specific PMGSY-III achievement. That is why the answer must use the precise 8,249.40 km value rather than a rounded estimate. For RAS purposes, the key is to identify the scheme, the phase and the reporting cut-off together: PMGSY-III, rural road upgradation in Rajasthan, up to December 2024.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 3,000 km is too low and does not match the Rajasthan Economic Review figure for PMGSY-III rural-road upgradation.
- (C) 12,000 km overstates the PMGSY-III achievement; the Rajasthan Economic Review figure is 8,249.40 km, not a five-digit rounded total.
- (D) 5,000 km is only a rounded distractor and is not the specific PMGSY-III upgraded-road length reported by the official review.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy and infrastructure schemes, especially the ability to connect a flagship rural-road programme with its latest official achievement figure. Such scheme-linked numbers recur in RAS because the Economic Review is a standard source for current State development data.