RAS question
Which pairing best identifies the Jaipur royal house in the cited Rajasthan history pages?
Correct answer: (A) Dhundhar's Kachhwaha line, linked with the Amer-Jaipur house and Annapurna devotion.
The Jaipur royal house is identified with the Kachhwaha line of Dhundhar, the Amer-Jaipur house, and devotion to Annapurna Mata.
Explanation
The pairing is correct because Kachhwaha authority rose in Dhundhar after Meena power was overcome, forming the Amer-Jaipur royal house. Sarthaks eConnect separately supports the religious half of the pairing: in its discussion of Shakti worship in medieval Rajasthan, it lists royal families and their Kuldevis, naming Annapurna Mata for the Kachhvaha royal dynasty. That makes option A the only option that keeps both identifiers together: the dynastic-geographical identity of the Jaipur house and the deity associated with that line. The other options use real Rajasthan royal-house deity pairings from the same historical and religious frame, but they belong to Bikaner, Jodhpur, or Jaisalmer rather than Jaipur.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Karni Mata identifies the Bikaner royal family in the religious-faiths mapping, so it cannot be used to identify the Jaipur house.
- (C) Naganechi is linked with the Jodhpur royal family, while Jaipur is paired with Annapurna.
- (D) Swangiya Devi is assigned to the Bhati line of Jaisalmer, not to the Amer-Jaipur Kachhwahas.
Concept
This tests the RAS history-and-culture habit of linking Rajasthan's regional royal houses with their dynastic identity and Kuldevi traditions. Such pairings recur because questions often mix polity, region, and religious patronage in one option set.