RAS question
In Rajasthan's Hindi literary history, which statement best identifies Janardan Rai Nagar?
Correct answer: (A) A writer linked with prose songs and also counted among pre-Independence novelists.
Janardan Rai Nagar is best identified as a Rajasthan Hindi writer associated with prose songs and also counted among notable pre-Independence novelists.
Explanation
The question tests Janardan Rai Nagar's place in Rajasthan's Hindi prose tradition, not just one title. He belongs to two linked streams: page 147 names him with Dineshanandini Dalmia in the field of prose songs, while page 144 also includes him among noteworthy pre-Independence novelists and refers to his large work Jagadguru Shankaracharya. Google Play Books describes P. Janardan Rai Nagar as a writer who composed novels, stories, prose-lyrics and poetry, and identifies Jagatguru Shankaracarya as a series of ten novels. That is why option A captures the broad literary identity asked in the question, while the other options describe different Rajasthan-linked Hindi writers.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) The story 'Usne Kaha Tha' appearing in Saraswati in June 1915 is assigned to Chandradhar Sharma Guleri, not to Janardan Rai Nagar.
- (C) The details about 'Gadal' and eleven story collections in a short life belong to Rangey Raghav rather than Nagar.
- (D) The reportage profile linked with works such as 'Is Aadmi Ko Padho' is connected with Satyanarayan, so it does not identify Nagar.
Concept
This tests the RAS Rajasthan History, Art and Culture habit of mapping writers to genres, works and literary milestones. Such questions recur because Rajasthan's Hindi literary history is often asked through precise author-identification clues rather than broad biography.