RAS question
What is the total road network length in Rajasthan as of March 2024?
Correct answer: (B) 3,17,121 km.
As of March 2024, Rajasthan's total road network length was 3,17,121 km.
Explanation
Rajasthan's total road network length was 3,17,121 km as of 31 March 2024. The Economic Review 2024-25 places this figure in the State's transport and infrastructure section and also reports a road density of 92.66 km per 100 sq. km. By March 2024, 39,408 villages, or 91.09 per cent of villages, were connected by roads. The key point is that 3,17,121 km is the grand total across road categories, not one administrative or functional subset. National Highways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads and Village Roads together make up the classified road length.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1,87,634 km is the length maintained by the Public Works Department, not Rajasthan's total road network length.
- (C) 2,06,318 km is the Village Roads category alone, so it excludes other categories such as National Highways, State Highways and district roads.
- (D) 10,790 km is only the National Highways length in Rajasthan, not the combined classified road network.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy and infrastructure statistics, especially how to distinguish a grand total from category-wise road-length figures. It recurs in RAS because road connectivity, density and village access are standard indicators in State economic review questions.