RAS question
The 'Tarun Rajasthan' newspaper was associated with:
Correct answer: (D) Jai Narayan Vyas.
Tarun Rajasthan was associated with Jai Narayan Vyas, who published it and is also recorded in a Rajasthan High Court judgment as its editor.
Explanation
The association is with Jai Narayan Vyas. He published Tarun Rajasthan, and the newspaper helped political awakening in Marwar, especially by highlighting the oppressive policies of the Jodhpur State. The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur judgment on Indian Kanoon supports the same link from another angle: while reproducing statements about Jai Narayan Vyas, it lists that he was the editor of Tarun Rajasthan. So, for this RAS-style question, the key point is not merely a newspaper title but its connection with Vyas's public role in Marwar's political mobilisation. That makes option D the only supported answer.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Arjun Lal Sethi is not supported by the association with Jai Narayan Vyas or the cited judgment as the person associated with Tarun Rajasthan.
- (B) Vijay Singh Pathik is not the supported answer here because Tarun Rajasthan is linked with Jai Narayan Vyas, not Pathik.
- (C) Hiralal Shastri is not supported here; the newspaper is tied to Jai Narayan Vyas and Marwar political awakening.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's freedom movement and political awakening through regional newspapers. Such associations recur in RAS because newspapers, leaders and princely-state politics often appear as direct matching questions.