RAS question
Which industrial city in Rajasthan is known as the 'Manchester of Rajasthan' for its textile industry?
Correct answer: (A) Bhilwara.
Bhilwara is known as the Manchester of Rajasthan because of its textile industry.
Explanation
Bhilwara is the right answer because the nickname points to Rajasthan's textile concentration, not merely to a large city. Bhilwara is identified as the Manchester of Rajasthan, or Textile City, because it has a large number of textile mills and fabric production units, especially for synthetic and blended textiles. Rajasthan Tourism presents Bhilwara as the land of textiles and describes it as a city of textiles and looms. Taken together, the clue in the question and Bhilwara's textile-and-loom base connect the title directly with Bhilwara.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Pali is not the city identified as the Manchester of Rajasthan for textiles by Rajasthan Tourism.
- (C) Jodhpur may be a major Rajasthan city, but the Manchester of Rajasthan title is linked specifically to Bhilwara's textile mills and fabric units.
- (D) Jaipur is not the textile-centred city carrying this nickname.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's industrial geography, especially district-level industrial specialisation. It recurs in RAS because nicknames such as Textile City compress a city's economic identity into a quick factual cue.