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Who became independent India's first prime minister in 1947?Read the answer and worked solution →For how long did Jawaharlal Nehru hold the office of prime minister?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1946 book was written by Jawaharlal Nehru?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru's birthday on 14 November is observed in India as which day?Read the answer and worked solution →Jawaharlal Nehru studied at which English school before Cambridge?Read the answer and worked solution →Which famous speech did Nehru give on 15 August 1947?Read the answer and worked solution →Jawaharlal Nehru was the son of which prominent lawyer and nationalist?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year, as Congress president, did Nehru call for complete independence?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru led the founding of which bloc-free group of nations?Read the answer and worked solution →Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in which town in 1904?Read the answer and worked solution →Which caste-derived surname did Lal Bahadur Shastri drop?Read the answer and worked solution →Shastri promoted which campaign to raise India's milk production?Read the answer and worked solution →Which slogan became popular during the 1965 war under Shastri?Read the answer and worked solution →Which declaration formally ended the India-Pakistan war of 1965?Read the answer and worked solution →Shastri held which ministry from 1961 to 1963 before becoming prime minister?Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the Servants of the People Society that Shastri later headed?Read the answer and worked solution →Shastri's Bharat Ratna came after his death; in which year was it conferred?Read the answer and worked solution →Which woman headed India's government from January 1966?Read the answer and worked solution →Whom did Indira Gandhi defeat in the 1966 Congress leadership election?Read the answer and worked solution →During which years was the national Emergency in force under Indira Gandhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Which President declared the 1975 Emergency on Indira Gandhi's government's advice?Read the answer and worked solution →India's 1971 war with Pakistan, backing a liberation struggle, led to which new country?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did India conduct its first successful nuclear weapon test?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the codename of India's 1974 nuclear test?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1984 operation did Indira Gandhi order at the Golden Temple?Read the answer and worked solution →At which memorial was Indira Gandhi cremated?Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi's Bharat Ratna honour was conferred in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which accord followed the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, signed in 1972?Read the answer and worked solution →With which country did Indira Gandhi's India sign a friendship treaty in 1971?Read the answer and worked solution →How long was Indira Gandhi's cumulative tenure across four terms?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who became independent India's first prime minister in 1947?

  1. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Correct answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru was sworn in as prime minister of the Dominion of India when independence arrived on 15 August 1947.

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For how long did Jawaharlal Nehru hold the office of prime minister?

  1. 10 years 120 days
  2. 19 years 45 days
  3. 16 years 286 days
  4. 12 years 200 days
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Correct answer: C. 16 years 286 days

Nehru remained in office from 1947 until his death in 1964, a span of 16 years and 286 days.

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Which 1946 book was written by Jawaharlal Nehru?

  1. Freedom at Midnight
  2. My Experiments with Truth
  3. The Discovery of India
  4. The Argumentative Indian
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Correct answer: C. The Discovery of India

The Discovery of India was published in 1946 by Nehru, who wrote it while imprisoned.

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