RAS question
Who was the first Speaker of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha?
Correct answer: (B) Narottam Lal Joshi.
Narottam Lal Joshi was the first Speaker of the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha.
Explanation
Narottam Lal Joshi is the answer because the question asks for the first holder of the Speaker's office in the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, and the official Rajasthan Legislative Assembly page lists him as Speaker for the 1st House. His tenure ran from 31 March 1952 to 25 April 1957. That combination fixes both the office and the sequence: this is not merely a prominent early Rajasthan political name, but the Speaker attached to the first Assembly House. For RAS purposes, the key is to connect the office of Speaker with Rajasthan's first Vidhan Sabha rather than confuse it with Chief Minister, Deputy Speaker, or later legislative offices.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Ram Kishore Vyas is not named in the official first-House Speaker entry; that entry identifies Narottam Lal Joshi.
- (C) Lakshmi Narayan Jhunjhunwala does not match the official first-House Speaker listing, which gives Narottam Lal Joshi.
- (D) Rao Birender Singh is not supported by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly entry for the first House Speaker.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan polity, especially the early constitutional offices of the State Legislature. Such first-office-holder facts recur in RAS because they anchor the formation and institutional history of Rajasthan's Vidhan Sabha.