RAS question
Rajasthan's first Lokayukta was:
Correct answer: (D) Justice I.D. Dua.
Justice I.D. Dua was Rajasthan's first Lokayukta, appointed in 1973.
Explanation
Rajasthan's first Lokayukta was Justice I.D. Dua. The official Rajasthan Lokayukta tenure page lists the Lokayuktas in order, and the first entry is Justice Shri I.D. Dua, described as a former judge of the Supreme Court, with a term running from 28-8-1973 to 27-08-1978. He was appointed as the first Lokayukta of Rajasthan in 1973. The key is not merely recognising a judge's name, but reading the chronology of the institution: serial number 1 in the official tenure list identifies the inaugural office-holder, so option D is the only supported answer.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Justice P.C. Jain is not named as the first entry in the official Rajasthan Lokayukta tenure list, which identifies Justice I.D. Dua as the inaugural Lokayukta.
- (B) Justice K.C. Agrawal is not supported by the official tenure chronology as Rajasthan's first Lokayukta; the first listed office-holder is Justice I.D. Dua.
- (C) Justice M.L. Joshi appears later in the official chronology, not as the first Lokayukta of Rajasthan.
Concept
This tests the institutional history of Rajasthan's accountability framework under the Lokayukta system. RAS repeatedly asks such first-office-holder facts because they anchor the evolution of state-level administrative oversight.