RAS question
Which of the following is the headquarters of the Kota division?
Correct answer: (D) Kota.
Kota city is the headquarters of the Kota administrative division in Rajasthan.
Explanation
Kota is the headquarters because the question asks for the administrative centre of the Kota division, not merely one of its districts. The Government of Rajasthan Agriculture Department, Knowledge Paper Series: Kota Division, Rajasthan Agri Value Chain identifies the unit as “Kota Division, Rajasthan” and states that it comprises four districts: Bundi, Baran, Kota and Jhalawar. In that list, Baran, Bundi and Jhalawar are constituent districts of the division, while Kota city is the divisional headquarters. For RAS purposes, this is the standard administrative mapping: the division is named Kota, its headquarters is Kota city, and the other listed places are districts within the same division rather than the divisional seat.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Baran is one of the districts in Kota division, so it belongs to the division but is not the divisional headquarters.
- (B) Bundi is also a district in Kota division, but the headquarters is Kota city, not Bundi.
- (C) Jhalawar is a constituent district of Kota division, which makes it part of the division rather than its headquarters.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan’s divisional administrative geography, especially the distinction between a division’s headquarters and its constituent districts. Such questions recur in RAS because state administration is organised through divisions and districts.