RAS question
Which is the only hill station of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (D) Mount Abu.
Mount Abu in Sirohi district is Rajasthan's only hill station, located in the Aravalli Range.
Explanation
Mount Abu is the answer because Rajasthan Tourism identifies it as Rajasthan's only hill station. Mount Abu is in Sirohi district and on the Aravalli Range, while Rajasthan Tourism describes it as the state's only hill station, set among the green hills of the Aravalli range. This matters in Rajasthan geography because Mount Abu is not just another tourist place; it is the single hill-station exception in a state otherwise strongly associated with arid plains and desert climate. Rajasthan Tourism also lists Nakki Lake and the Dilwara Jain Temple among Mount Abu's attractions.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Kumbhalgarh is wrong because Rajasthan Tourism reserves the identity of Rajasthan's only hill station for Mount Abu, not Kumbhalgarh.
- (B) Pushkar is wrong because the question asks for Rajasthan's only hill station, and Rajasthan Tourism identifies Mount Abu as that place.
- (C) Ranakpur is wrong because it is not Mount Abu, which Rajasthan Tourism identifies as the state's only hill station.
Concept
This tests location-based physical geography of Rajasthan, especially distinctive places in the Aravalli setting. It recurs in RAS because such one-line state facts are easy to ask and often link geography with tourism and cultural sites.