RAS question
Which of the following is the largest cement-producing district in Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (B) Chittorgarh.
Chittorgarh is the largest cement-producing district in Rajasthan.
Explanation
Chittorgarh is the answer because the official District Industries Centre survey identifies the district as Rajasthan's largest cement producer. Chittorgarh has a high-grade limestone belt, major limestone reserves, and several large cement plants. Its list of large and medium industries includes Birla Cement Works and Chanderia Cement Works, Wonder Cement, Lafarge India, J.K. Cement Works, and Aditya Cement Works, with Birla, J.K. and other companies having major plants there. So the question is not asking for a generally industrial district, but for the Rajasthan district where cement production is concentrated most strongly.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Kota is not the answer because the official District Industries Centre survey specifically names Chittorgarh district, not Kota, as Rajasthan's largest cement producer.
- (C) Nagaur is wrong because Chittorgarh is identified as the largest cement-producing district.
- (D) Banswara is wrong because Rajasthan's leading cement production is tied to Chittorgarh's limestone belt and cement plants, not to Banswara.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's industrial geography, especially the link between mineral resources and location of cement industries. It recurs in RAS because cement, limestone belts and district-wise industrial concentration are standard Economy of Rajasthan themes.