RAS question
Which of the following is a major IT/ITES hub being developed in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (D) Sitapura Industrial Area, Jaipur.
Sitapura Industrial Area in Jaipur is a major IT/ITES hub being developed in Rajasthan.
Explanation
RIICO lists RIICO-developed IT Parks at Jaipur, specifically Sitapura-Ramchandra Pura, along with Jodhpur, Udaipur and Kota. An incubation centre at IT Park, Sitapura, Jaipur offers ready-to-move built-up space and plug-and-play facilities for IT units. Sitapura Industrial Area, together with Mahindra World City, is emerging as a major IT/ITES hub in Rajasthan's broader Jaipur cluster. RIICO also records a large IT SEZ at Jaipur by Mahindra World City in joint venture with RIICO.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Barmer Industrial Zone is outside Jaipur's IT cluster and is not among RIICO's IT Parks in Rajasthan.
- (B) Jaisalmer Tech Park is not a Rajasthan IT/ITES hub, and Jaisalmer Tech Park does not exist.
- (C) Bikaner Software City is not part of the RIICO IT infrastructure listing, and Bikaner Software City does not exist.
Concept
RAS preparation covers Rajasthan economy through the geography of service-sector and industrial infrastructure. Location-based coverage of state industrial clusters often distinguishes real notified hubs from plausible-sounding distractors.