Who Was India’s First Prime Minister?
Explore Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in India’s early years of independence through eight medium-difficulty questions.
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Question 1: Who became independent India’s first prime minister in 1947?
Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 2: Which position did Nehru hold alongside the prime ministership when India became independent?
Defence minister
Finance minister
Home minister
Foreign minister
Question 3: Before independence, which political organization did Nehru lead as a prominent national figure?
Indian National Congress
Hindu Mahasabha
Muslim League
Justice Party
Question 4: Which city served as India’s capital while Nehru was prime minister?
Chennai
New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
Question 5: Which national institution did Nehru help establish to guide India’s planned economic development?
Election Commission
Planning Commission
Finance Commission
Union Public Service Commission
Question 6: Which 1955 international conference helped launch the Non-Aligned Movement’s precursor?
Geneva Conference
Yalta Conference
Bandung Conference
Potsdam Conference
Question 7: What was Nehru’s central aim in promoting non-alignment during the Cold War?
To join the Soviet military alliance
To join the Western military alliance
To end all diplomatic relations
To preserve independent foreign policy
Question 8: Which statement correctly describes Nehru’s time as prime minister?
He resigned in 1952
He served two separate terms
He served until his death in 1964
He left office in 1962