For which of the following products did a French delegation visit Rajasthan in…

A Geographical Indication (GI) tag is a form of intellectual-property protection given to a product originating from a specific region, where a particular quality, reputation, or characteristic of the product is essentially attributable to that geographic origin. In India, GI registration is examined by the Geographical Indications Registry under IP India, and interested international parties sometimes study candidate products as part of due diligence for trade or protection interest.

In July 2024, a delegation from France visited Rajasthan specifically to study the possibility of a GI tag for Mathania Chilli, a distinctively pungent, deep-red chilli variety grown around the Mathania area near Jodhpur. The visit examined the chilli's unique agro-climatic origin and quality attributes that could support a GI application, matching contemporaneous news coverage of the visit.

• Kota Doria (a sheer cotton-and-zari fabric woven near Kota) already holds its own GI tag, registered years before this visit, and was not the subject of this particular French delegation visit.

• Sojat Mehndi (henna from Sojat, Pali district) is likewise an established, separately GI-registered Rajasthan product, unrelated to this specific 2024 visit.

• Pokaran Pottery (pale-pink clay earthenware from the Pokaran area of Jaisalmer district) is another recognised Rajasthan craft product, but again not the item this French delegation studied.

Hence, among the offered options, Mathania Chilli is the product the French delegation visited Rajasthan to study for GI-tag possibility in July 2024.