RAS question
Which Rajasthan place is associated both with palace tourism and with the Barad and Gurjar farmer movements?
Correct answer: (A) Bundi.
Bundi is the Rajasthan place associated with both palace tourism and the Barad-Gurjar peasant movement.
Explanation
Bundi fits both parts of the clue. It is known as a tourist destination for its forts, palaces and stepwells. Its attractions include Garh Palace Bundi, Sukh Mahal and Taragarh. Garh Palace is a large complex of palaces associated with Rajput architecture, including Chhatra Mahal, Phool Mahal, Badal Mahal and Chitrashala. In peasant-movement history, the Bundi/Barad Peasant Movement took place in the Barad region of Bundi state. Farmers from Lambakhoh began the movement in Nimna around 1922-23, and a large protest by Gurjar farmers took place in the Barad region on October 5, 1936. Thus, both the palace-tourism clue and the Barad-Gurjar peasant-movement clue point to Bundi, making option A correct.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Bikaner does not match the clue because it is associated with separate, later peasant movements in jagir areas rather than the Bundi-Barad-Gurjar movement.
- (C) Alwar is incorrect because it is associated with the Nimuchana and Mev peasant movements rather than the Barad region of Bundi state.
- (D) Jaipur is incorrect because it is associated with peasant activity in the Shekhawati region, a different regional context from Bundi-Barad.
Concept
This question tests the RAS skill of connecting Rajasthan places across cultural tourism and regional peasant movements. Such questions recur because the same place can be examined under both art and culture and modern history.