RAS question
Vasundhara Raje served as CM for how many terms?
Correct answer: (B) 2.
Vasundhara Raje served two terms as Chief Minister of Rajasthan, from 2003 to 2008 and from 2013 to 2018.
Explanation
Vasundhara Raje is counted as a two-term Chief Minister because her chief ministerial tenure came in two separate spells: 2003-2008 and 2013-2018. The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly's House Tenure page lists Smt. Vasundhara Raje in the Chief Minister column for the Assembly period beginning in December 2003, and again for the period beginning in December 2013. Her service was not one continuous term, nor three or four terms, but two distinct chief ministerial terms separated by another government. Therefore, among the given numerical options, 2 is the only supported answer.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) One term is wrong because the Assembly tenure table shows Vasundhara Raje as Chief Minister in two separate periods, 2003-2008 and 2013-2018.
- (C) Four terms is wrong because only two chief ministerial spells are supported by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly record.
- (D) Three terms is wrong because the record cited here identifies two distinct periods of service, not a third chief ministerial term.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan political history, especially the sequence of Chief Ministers and Assembly tenures. It recurs in RAS because CM tenures are basic factual markers for understanding state politics and administration.