RAS question
Which Rajasthan district is known for opium (afeem) production?
Correct answer: (D) Chittorgarh.
Chittorgarh district in Rajasthan is known as one of the state's major legal opium-producing areas.
Explanation
Chittorgarh is the answer because it is a major legal opium-producing area in Rajasthan's Mewar region, and the official 2025-26 notification lists Chittorgarh under the notified Rajasthan tracts where poppy may be cultivated on account of the Central Government. The notification is issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, under the relevant narcotics rules, and names Rajasthan among the states with notified tracts for the opium crop year from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. Opium cultivation is legal only under licence from the Central Bureau of Narcotics, and Pratapgarh and Jhalawar are other Rajasthan districts associated with opium production.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Bikaner is wrong because the verified Rajasthan tract list does not identify it as an opium-producing district.
- (B) Jodhpur is wrong because it is not associated with opium production, and it is not the district named for this fact.
- (C) Jaipur is wrong because it is not described as a major opium-producing district.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's agricultural geography, especially the location of specialised and regulated crops. It recurs in RAS because district-crop associations are a standard way to test applied Rajasthan GK.