Prime Minister — Set 5
Indian Polity · प्रधानमंत्री · Questions 41–50 of 60
Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
Correct Answer: B. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was the first and only female Prime Minister of India to date. She served multiple terms and is known for her strong leadership. She took office for the first time in 1966.
Who was the first Prime Minister to die in office?
Correct Answer: D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister to die in office in 1964. His death necessitated the appointment of an acting Prime Minister for the first time. Gulzarilal Nanda served as the acting PM following his demise.
Who served as the acting Prime Minister of India twice?
Correct Answer: A. Gulzarilal Nanda
Gulzarilal Nanda served as acting Prime Minister twice. First after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and second after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. He held the position for short transitional periods.
Who is the first Prime Minister of India born after Independence?
Correct Answer: B. Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister of India born after Independence (born in 1950). Previous Prime Ministers were born before 1947. This marks a generational shift in Indian leadership.
Which Prime Minister had the shortest tenure in a single term?
Correct Answer: A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee had the shortest tenure as Prime Minister in a single term, lasting only 13 days in 1996. He resigned before facing a confidence vote as he lacked the numbers. He later served two more terms.
Who was the Prime Minister during the National Emergency of 1975-77?
Correct Answer: C. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister during the National Emergency from 1975 to 1977. This period saw the suspension of civil liberties and centralization of power. It remains a controversial chapter in Indian democratic history.
Who was the only Indian Prime Minister to die outside India?
Correct Answer: A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri is the only Indian Prime Minister to die outside India. He passed away in Tashkent (present-day Uzbekistan) in 1966. He had gone there to sign a peace agreement with Pakistan.
Who is widely regarded as the 'Father of Economic Reforms' in India?
Correct Answer: D. P.V. Narasimha Rao
P.V. Narasimha Rao is widely regarded as the 'Father of Economic Reforms' in India. Under his leadership in 1991, the policy of liberalization, privatization, and globalization was initiated. Manmohan Singh was his Finance Minister at the time.
Who holds the record for being the oldest person to become the Prime Minister of India?
Correct Answer: C. Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai holds the record for being the oldest person to become Prime Minister. He assumed office at the age of 81 in 1977. He was also the first non-Congress Prime Minister.
Which Prime Minister served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat before assuming national office?
Correct Answer: A. Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat before becoming Prime Minister in 2014. He held the CM post from 2001 to 2014. Morarji Desai was CM of Bombay State, not Gujarat specifically.