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SSC Stenographer Indian Prime Ministers — practice questions

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Who served as Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964?Read the answer and worked solution →Jawaharlal Nehru was born in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Who took office as Prime Minister on June 9, 1964?Read the answer and worked solution →Lal Bahadur Shastri was born at which town?Read the answer and worked solution →Who held two short caretaker terms in 1964 and 1966?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose daughter was Indira Gandhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi's first term as Prime Minister began in:Read the answer and worked solution →Who became Prime Minister on March 24, 1977?Read the answer and worked solution →Morarji Desai was born in which present-day district?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was Prime Minister between Morarji Desai and Indira Gandhi's return?Read the answer and worked solution →Charan Singh was born in which district of Uttar Pradesh?Read the answer and worked solution →At what age did Rajiv Gandhi become Prime Minister?Read the answer and worked solution →Rajiv Gandhi took office in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Who became Prime Minister on December 2, 1989?Read the answer and worked solution →Chandra Shekhar was born in which district?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was Prime Minister from 1991 to 1996?Read the answer and worked solution →P. V. Narasimha Rao was born at which place?Read the answer and worked solution →Who became Prime Minister on June 1, 1996?Read the answer and worked solution →Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as which Prime Minister of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose term ran from March 19, 1998 to May 22, 2004?Read the answer and worked solution →Manmohan Singh's term as Prime Minister ran until:Read the answer and worked solution →Manmohan Singh was born in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Place each Prime Minister in his yearRead the answer and worked solution →Match each leader to a fact about themRead the answer and worked solution →Order the Prime Ministers by termRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about the Prime MinistersRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each Prime Minister by decadeRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on the Prime MinistersRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the right answer, quicklyRead the answer and worked solution →

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Who served as Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Jagjivan Ram Nehru
  3. Jayaprakash Narayan
  4. Jaisukhlal Nanavati
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Correct answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehru

1. The term began on August 15, 1947. 2. It ran until May 27, 1964. 3. That was Jawaharlal Nehru. _Source: Prime Minister's Office, Government of India, Former Prime Ministers_

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Jawaharlal Nehru was born in which year?

  1. 1869
  2. 1889
  3. 1899
  4. 1879
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Correct answer: B. 1889

1. He was born in Allahabad. 2. The date given is November 14. 3. The year was 1889. _Source: Prime Minister's Office, Government of India, Former Prime Ministers_

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Who took office as Prime Minister on June 9, 1964?

  1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
  2. Lal Krishna Sharma
  3. Lala Lajpat Shastri
  4. Laxmi Bahadur Shah
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Correct answer: A. Lal Bahadur Shastri

1. He followed a short caretaker term. 2. He held office until January 11, 1966. 3. He was Lal Bahadur Shastri. _Source: Prime Minister's Office, Government of India, Former Prime Ministers_

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