RAS question
Which of the following correctly identifies the three leopard safaris that make Jaipur the world's first city with three dedicated leopard safari facilities?
Correct answer: (B) Jhalana, Amagarh and Beed Papad.
Jaipur's three dedicated leopard safaris are Jhalana, Amagarh and Beed Papad.
Explanation
The correct set is Jhalana, Amagarh and Beed Papad because these are the three leopard-safari facilities that place Jaipur in the current-affairs frame. Jhalana is India's first urban leopard reserve, about 23 sq km, recognised in 2017 and opened in December 2016. Amagarh is the second Jaipur leopard safari, adjacent to Jhalana. The third is Beed Papad, inaugurated on 5 June 2025, World Environment Day, in the Vidyadhar Nagar area. The Times of India report supports this sequence by stating that, after Jhalana and Amagarh, Jaipur's third safari would open on 5 June and would be spread across the Maila Bagh and Beed Papad forest areas.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Nahargarh is not the named third member of Jaipur's three dedicated leopard-safari set; the sequence is Jhalana, Amagarh and Beed Papad.
- (C) Sariska is a tiger reserve in Alwar district, so it cannot replace Jhalana in Jaipur's three-leopard-safari list.
- (D) Sambhar is a saltwater lake and Ramsar site, not one of Jaipur's dedicated leopard safaris.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's environment-and-ecotourism current affairs, especially protected-area branding around Jaipur. It recurs in RAS because wildlife sites are asked both as geography facts and as state-government conservation initiatives.