If someone interested in the old way implementation.. 
I posted full example which also reduces your adapter code as well. It uses the old pattern of getting callback..
Project level gradle
buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.10'
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-android-extensions:$kotlin_version"//newly added
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.1.0' // google-services plugin
        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}
allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        jcenter()
    }
}
task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}
App level Gradle
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android.extensions'//it is used for @Percelize
android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    dataBinding {
        enabled = true
    }
    androidExtensions {
        experimental = true
    }
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId 'broadpeak.firebase.learning'
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 27
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    productFlavors {
    }
}
/*kapt {
    generateStubs = true
}*/
dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.5'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:17.1.3'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.0.5'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.3.4'
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:4.1.0'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.8.0'
    annotationProcessor 'com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.8.0'
    ////kapt "com.android.databinding:compiler:$android_plugin_version"\ // not required above 3.2.0
    ///kapt "com.android.databinding:compiler:3.1.4"
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
}
// ADD THIS AT THE BOTTOM
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
SubjectListActivity.class
class SubjectListActivity : BaseActivity() {
    var subjects = mutableListOf<SubjectBO>()
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.question_list_activity)
        recycler_view.itemAnimator = DefaultItemAnimator()
        recycler_view.setHasFixedSize(true)
        recycler_view.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(this@SubjectListActivity)
        db.collection("tagCollection").get().addOnSuccessListener { querySnapshot ->
            if (querySnapshot.isEmpty()) {
                Log.d(TAG, "onSuccess: LIST EMPTY")
            } else {
                // Convert the whole Query Snapshot to a list
                // of objects directly! No need to fetch each document.
                subjects = querySnapshot.toObjects(SubjectBO::class.java)
                if(subjects.size > 0){
                    recycler_view.adapter = SubjectAdapter(subjects, object : OnRecyclerItemClickListener {
                        override fun onItemClicked(view: View?, position: Int) {
                            var intent = Intent(this@SubjectListActivity,McqActivity::class.java)
                            intent.putExtra("keyTagBO",subjects.get(position))
                            startActivity(intent)
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        }.addOnFailureListener { exception ->
            exception.printStackTrace()
        }
    }
SubjectAdapter.class
class SubjectAdapter(items: List<SubjectBO>, onRecyclerItemClickListener: OnRecyclerItemClickListener)
    : BaseAdapter<SubjectBO, SubjectViewHolder>(items, onRecyclerItemClickListener) {
    override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, p1: Int): SubjectViewHolder {
        return SubjectViewHolder(parent, R.layout.item_subject, onRecyclerItemClickListener)
    }
}
SubjectViewHolder.class
class SubjectViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, itemLayoutId: Int, onRecyclerItemClickListener:
    OnRecyclerItemClickListener) : BaseViewHolder<SubjectBO>(parent, itemLayoutId, onRecyclerItemClickListener) {
    override fun bindData(data: SubjectBO) {
        itemView.tvTitle.setText(data.tagName)
    }
}
BaseAdapter.class
abstract class BaseAdapter<T, U : BaseViewHolder<T>>
(var items: List<T>, var onRecyclerItemClickListener: OnRecyclerItemClickListener)
    : RecyclerView.Adapter<U>() {
    override fun getItemCount(): Int {
        return items.size
    }
    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: U, pos: Int) {
        holder.bindData(items.get(pos))
    }
}
BaseViewHolder.class
abstract class BaseViewHolder<T : BaseModel>(parent: ViewGroup, @LayoutRes itemLayoutId: Int,
                                             var onRecyclerItemClickListener: OnRecyclerItemClickListener) :
        RecyclerView.ViewHolder(LayoutInflater.from(parent.context).inflate(itemLayoutId, parent,
                false)), View.OnClickListener {
    override fun onClick(v: View?) {
        onRecyclerItemClickListener.onItemClicked(v, adapterPosition)
    }
    abstract fun bindData(data: T)
    init {
        itemView.setOnClickListener(this)
    }
}
OnRecyclerItemClickListener.class
interface OnRecyclerItemClickListener{
    fun onItemClicked(view: View?, position: Int)
}