The Council of Ministers Part-II

Total Questions: 42

11. Who among the following occupied the office of the Prime Minister of India more than once with gaps in between their political career ? [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

1. Jawaharlal Nehru

2. Lal Bahadur Shastri

3. Gulzari Lal Nanda

4. Indira Gandhi

5. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(a) 1,2 and 3 only
(b) 1,3 and 4 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1,2,4 and 5 only

Correct Answer: (c) 3, 4 and 5 only

Solution:Except for Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri, the other rest three have held the office of the Prime Minister of India more than once with gaps in between their tenure.
Gulzarilal Nanda (27 May 1964-9 June 1964, 11 Jan 1966- 24 January 1966).
Indira Gandhi (24 May 1966-24 March 1977, 14 Jan 1980- 31 Oct 1984).
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (16 May 1996-1 June 1996), 19 March 1998-22 May 2004).

12. Which Prime Minister died outside India? [M.PP.CS. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Morarji Desai
(c) Lal Bahadur Shashtri
(d) Charan Singh

Correct Answer: (c) Lal Bahadur Shashtri

Solution:The second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shashtri died, outside India, in Tashkent (the Capital city of Uzbekistan) on 11 January, 1966.

13. Match the following States and their respective Chief Ministers, who became Prime Minister of India. [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

List-I	List-II
A. P.V. Narasimha Rao	i. Undivided Uttar Pradesh
B. Morarji Desai	ii. Undivided Andhra Pradesh
C. H.D. Devegowda	iii. Gujarat
D. Charan Singh	iv. Karnataka
E. Narendra Modi	v. Bombay

Code:
	A	B	C	D	E
(a)	(iv)	(v)	(ii)	(i)	(iii)
(b)	(iv)	(ii)	(v)	(i)	(iii)
(c)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(v)	(iii)
(d)	(ii)	(v)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Chief Minister who became Prime Ministers:

List-I	List-II
P.V. Narasimha Rao	Undivided Andhra Pradesh
Morarji Desai	Bombay
H.D. Devegowda	Karnataka
Charan Singh	Undivided Uttar Pradesh
Narendra Modi	Gujarat

14. Who amongst the following had never been the Chief Minister of any State before becoming the Prime Minister of India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) H.D. Dev Gowda
(b) PV. Narasimha Rao
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) Morarji Desai

Correct Answer: (c) Chandra Shekhar

Solution:Chandra Shekhar had never been the Chief Minister of any State before becoming the Prime Minister of India.

15. Which of the following person was not a Chief Minister of any state before holding the office of Prime Minister? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

(a) Morarji Desai
(b) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(c) Charan Singh
(d) Chandra Shekhar

Correct Answer: (d) Chandra Shekhar

Solution:Except for Chandra Shekhar, all the three had served as Chief Minister of a State, before holding the office of Prime Minister.

16. Who among the following was the member of Lok Sabha during his Prime Ministership? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Deve Gowda
(b) LK. Gujral
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) Dr. Manmohan Singh

Correct Answer: (c) Chandra Shekhar

Solution:Deve Gowda, L.K. Gujral, and Dr. Manmohan Singh were not the members of the Lok Sabha during their Prime Ministership, while Chandra Shekhar was the Prime Minister of India from 1990 to 1991 and also the Member of Parliament from Balia Lok Sabha Constituency.

17. Which one of the following Prime Ministers of India, never attended the Parliament during his tenure? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 200)]

(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) V.P. Singh
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) Chaudhari Charan Singh

Correct Answer: (d) Chaudhari Charan Singh

Solution:Chaudhari Charan Singh was the Prime Minister of India from 28 July, 1979 to 14 January, 1980. During his tenure, he never attended the Lok Sabha as Indian National Congress withdrew its support before the sitting of Lok Sabha.

18. Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

1. V. P. Singh

2. R. Venkataraman .

3. Y. B. Chavan

4. Pranab Mukherjee

Select the correct answer by using the code given below:

(a) 1,2 and 3
(c) 2 und 4
(b) 1,3 and 4
(d) 1,2,3 and 4

Correct Answer: (d) 1,2,3 and 4

Solution:All the persons mentioned in the above options have been the Union Finance Ministers of India.

List-I	List-II
V.P. Singh	(1984-87)
R. Venkataraman	(1980-82)
Y.B. Chavan	(1971-75)
Pranab Mukherjee	(2009-2012).

19. The Policy of Liberalisation, Privatisation, and Globalisation was announced as New Economic Policy by Prime Minister- [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Rajeev Gandhi
(b) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
(c) P.V. Narsimha Rao
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Correct Answer: (c) P.V. Narsimha Rao

Solution:The policy of liberalisation, privatisation, and globalisation was announced as New Economic Policy by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao on 24 July, 1991.

20. Which of the following statements is not true for Dr. Manmohan Singh? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Former Finance Minister of India
(b) Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India
(c) Former Chairman of Finance Commission
(d) Former Representative of India at the IMF

Correct Answer: (c) Former Chairman of Finance Commission

Solution:Dr. Manmohan Singh has served in all the above posts except as a Chairman of the Finance Commission.

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