RAS question
Kota was separated from Bundi as an independent state in 1631 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Who became the first ruler of Kota?
Correct answer: (B) Rao Madho Singh.
Rao Madho Singh became the first independent ruler of Kota after Kota was separated from Bundi in 1631.
Explanation
Rao Madho Singh is the answer because the issue is not the older history of Bundi, but the moment Kota became a separate political unit. Kota had earlier been part of the Hada Chauhan kingdom of Bundi and emerged as an independent entity in 1631. This separation rewarded Rao Madho Singh for his military services to the Mughal Empire, and he became the first independent ruler of the Kota Kingdom. Shah Jahan separated Kota from Bundi in 1631 CE, and Madho Singh became its first independent ruler.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rao Surjan does not fit the 1631 transition because Surjan had died before this period, while Madho Singh is named for Kota's first independent rule.
- (C) Rao Chattrasal is a later ruler, so he cannot be the first ruler created by Kota's 1631 separation from Bundi.
- (D) Rao Ratan Singh belongs to the Bundi side of the history, whereas the question asks for the first ruler of the newly independent Kota state.
Concept
This tests the Hadoti regional history of Rajasthan, especially how Bundi and Kota separated under Mughal-era politics. RAS asks such questions because local dynastic chronology often turns on one date, one patron, and one founder-ruler link.