RAS question
Kalraj Mishra, who served as Governor of Rajasthan, assumed office in which year?
Correct answer: (B) 2019.
Kalraj Mishra assumed office as Governor of Rajasthan on 9 September 2019.
Explanation
Kalraj Mishra assumed office as Governor of Rajasthan on 9 September 2019, so the year asked in the question is 2019. The official Lok Bhavan latest-news page carries a 09-09-2019 entry recording that Shri Kalraj Mishra took oath as Governor of Rajasthan and identifies him as the twenty-first Governor. This fits the given administrative sequence: he was a former Union Minister, succeeded Kalyan Singh, and served during the Ashok Gehlot government period. For RAS purposes, the key point is not merely the name but the chronology of gubernatorial office-holders in Rajasthan.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 2021 is wrong because Kalraj Mishra had already assumed office on 9 September 2019 and was serving by then.
- (C) 2017 is wrong because the given chronology places Kalyan Singh, not Kalraj Mishra, as Governor of Rajasthan at that time.
- (D) 2023 is wrong because it falls well after the 09-09-2019 assumption of office recorded for Kalraj Mishra.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan polity chronology, especially constitutional office-holders and succession in the Governor's office. Such facts recur in RAS because they connect state administration, constitutional posts, and recent Rajasthan political history.