RAS question
Which of the following sets of districts constitutes the Hadoti region of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (B) Kota, Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar.
The Hadoti region of Rajasthan consists of Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar districts.
Explanation
Hadoti is the south-eastern Rajasthan region formed by the four districts Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar. The official Utsav page for the Kota Hadoti Travel Mart describes the Hadoti region as encompassing Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar and Baran, which directly matches option B. Hadoti lies in the south-eastern part of Rajasthan, and its name comes from the Hada Rajputs who ruled the area. In RAS geography, this is a straight regional-classification question, so the decisive clue is not proximity to Kota alone but the complete four-district set.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Jaipur, Dausa, Alwar and Bharatpur belong to the eastern plains, including the Dhundhar and Mewat region, not the Hadoti region.
- (C) Jodhpur, Pali, Jalore and Sirohi are associated with western Rajasthan and the Marwar region, so they do not form Hadoti.
- (D) Udaipur, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh and Bhilwara form the Mewar region, whereas Hadoti is the Kota-Bundi-Baran-Jhalawar belt.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's regional geography, especially the mapping of cultural-geographical regions to districts. It recurs in RAS because district-region classification is a basic frame for questions on physical setting, history and administration.