RAS question
Which district of Rajasthan has the maximum forest area?
Correct answer: (D) Udaipur.
Udaipur district has the maximum forest area in Rajasthan.
Explanation
Udaipur is the right answer because the Rajasthan Forest Department's district-wise legal-status table gives Udaipur the highest total forest area among Rajasthan districts, at 4,587.42, compared with lower totals for the other listed options. Udaipur's hilly Aravalli terrain and relatively higher rainfall support a larger forested extent, including tropical dry deciduous and subtropical forests. In exam terms, this is not just a memory fact about one district; it links Rajasthan's physical geography with forest distribution. The Rajasthan Forest Department table establishes the ranking, and the terrain and rainfall explain the geographical reason behind Udaipur's lead.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Baran has substantial forest area, but the official district-wise table lists its total as lower than Udaipur's.
- (B) Sirohi has forests around Mount Abu, yet its total forest area in the official table is below Udaipur's.
- (C) Chittorgarh has a sizeable but lower total forest area than Udaipur in the Rajasthan Forest Department table.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's district-wise forest distribution and its link with the Aravalli terrain and rainfall. It recurs in RAS because forest resources, physiography and regional environmental geography are standard map-based factual areas.