PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA - 1

Here is the first part of a new three-part series on the “Prime Ministers of India” – The “Chief Executive” of the Government of India.

Q1. Which Prime Minister of India is the recipient of “Nishan-e-Pakistan”, the highest of civil awards and decorations given by the Government of Pakistan?

A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

C. Morarji Desai

D. Inder Kumar Gujral

Q2. Which among the following is not one of the positions held by Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India?

A. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India

B. Chairman, University Grants Commission

C. Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha

D. Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Q3. From which Lok Sabha constituency Jawaharlal Nehru was elected in the General Elections of 1952, 1957 and 1962 (up to his death)?

A. Rae Bareli

B. Phulpur

C. Sitapur

D. Amethi

Q4. Who among the following was the first to become the Prime Minister of India as a Member of Rajya Sabha?

A. Indira Gandhi

B. Inder Kumar Gujral

C. H. D. Deve Gowda

D. Manmohan Singh

Q5. Whom did Narendra Modi succeeded as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001, the post he retained until 2014?

A. Dilip Parikh

B. Keshubhai Patel

C. Shankersinh Vaghela

D. Kushabhau Thakre