RAS question
Where was the first state-level Rajasthan Ghoomar Festival 2025 led by Deputy CM Diya Kumari on November 19, 2025?
Correct answer: (A) Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium, Jaipur.
Deputy CM Diya Kumari led the first state-level Rajasthan Ghoomar Festival 2025 at Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium, Jaipur, on November 19, 2025.
Explanation
Rajasthan's Tourism Department organised the State-Level Ghoomar Festival on November 19, 2025 across all seven divisional headquarters. The Jaipur division event was held at the football ground of Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium, where Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Diya Kumari inaugurated the programme by playing the Nagada and also joined the Ghoomar dance with other dignitaries. Women performed to a synchronised soundtrack after six days of free workshops, with parallel events in Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota and Bharatpur. That is why the location asked in the question is not just Jaipur in general, but Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium, Jaipur.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Umaid Bhawan, Jodhpur was not the venue led by Diya Kumari; Jodhpur was part of the simultaneous divisional celebrations, while the Jaipur event was at Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium.
- (C) City Palace, Udaipur does not match the stated Jaipur division venue, and Udaipur appears only as one of the simultaneous divisional-event locations.
- (D) Junagarh Fort, Bikaner is not supported as the Diya Kumari-led venue; Bikaner was listed in the parallel divisional rollout, not as the Jaipur-led main location.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan art and culture through a current state cultural event, especially how folk forms such as Ghoomar are promoted by the Tourism Department. RAS often asks such questions because they connect living folk traditions with government-led cultural initiatives.