RAS question
What was Bhilwara's GDDP at current prices in 2023-24?
Correct answer: (B) ₹76,716 crore.
Bhilwara's Gross District Domestic Product at current prices was Rs 76,716 crore in 2023-24.
Explanation
The Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 places Bhilwara among the top five districts by Gross District Domestic Product at current prices. In Table 1.6, Bhilwara's GDDP rises from Rs 67,475 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 76,716 crore in 2023-24, giving a growth rate of 13.69 per cent. The same figure also appears in the statistical appendix for GDDP at current prices. This is why option B is the precise answer: the question asks for current-price GDDP, not constant-price GDDP, per capita income, or a rounded estimate.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rs 90,000 crore is not the Bhilwara figure in the Economic Review table; Bhilwara is listed at Rs 76,716 crore for 2023-24 at current prices.
- (C) Rs 30,000 crore is far below the listed current-price GDDP for Bhilwara, which had already reached Rs 67,475 crore in 2022-23.
- (D) Rs 50,000 crore does not match the official 2023-24 current-price entry and is also below Bhilwara's 2022-23 figure of Rs 67,475 crore.
Concept
This tests district-wise GDDP at current prices, a standard Rajasthan economy fact drawn from the Economic Review. It recurs in RAS because district output rankings and growth figures are common ways to test economic geography and state budgeting awareness.