RAS question
What percentage of India's camels are found in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (B) 84.43%.
Rajasthan accounts for 84.43 per cent of India's camels.
Explanation
Rajasthan's share of India's camels is 84.43 per cent. The Economic Review lists the State's national livestock shares and states that Rajasthan has 10.60 per cent of India's total livestock population, with separate shares for cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep and camels. Among these listed categories, camels stand out clearly: the camel share is 84.43 per cent, far higher than the other livestock categories mentioned. That is why the correct option is 84.43%, not a rounded estimate such as 90% or 50%. The figure matters in Rajasthan geography because camel distribution is closely tied to the State's arid and semi-arid livestock economy.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 30% is too low because the Economic Review gives Rajasthan's share of India's camels as 84.43 per cent.
- (C) 90% overstates the official figure; the Economic Review records the camel share as 84.43 per cent, not a rounded 90 per cent.
- (D) 50% understates Rajasthan's dominance in camel distribution because the official share cited is 84.43 per cent.
Concept
This tests livestock distribution in Rajasthan, especially the State's dominant place in India's camel population. Such questions recur in RAS because animal husbandry and arid-region livelihood patterns are core themes in Rajasthan geography.