RAS question
Which agro-climatic zone includes Kota and Bundi districts?
Correct answer: (D) Humid South Eastern Plain.
Kota and Bundi districts fall in Rajasthan's Zone V, the Humid South Eastern Plain agro-climatic zone.
Explanation
Kota and Bundi are part of the Hadoti region in south-east Rajasthan, together with Baran and Jhalawar. In the Rajasthan Forest Department's agro-climatic classification, Zone V is named the Humid Southern Eastern Plain and includes Bundi, Kota, Baran and Jhalawar. It receives 650-1000 mm of rainfall and is associated with the high-rainfall, black-soil plains of south-east Rajasthan. The district cluster is decisive: Kota-Bundi belongs to Hadoti and therefore to Zone V, not to the Sub-Humid Southern Plain, Irrigated North Western Plain or Flood Prone Eastern Plain. These district and climate features make option D correct.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Zone IVA, the Sub-Humid Southern Plain, covers Bhilwara, Rajsamand and Chittorgarh; Kota and Bundi are in Hadoti and do not fall in this zone.
- (B) Zone IB, the Irrigated North Western Plain, covers Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh; it does not match the Kota-Bundi region in south-east Rajasthan.
- (C) Zone IIIB, the Flood Prone Eastern Plain, includes Alwar, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur; it does not include Bundi or Kota.
Concept
Rajasthan's agro-climatic classification links districts with patterns of agriculture, rainfall and soils. RAS questions often test this through regions such as Hadoti, so understanding which districts belong together is more useful than memorising each one in isolation.