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1. Who elects the prime minister?
A. The Council of Ministers
B. Members of Parliament
C. Members of Lok Sabha
D. The Chief Ministers
ANSWER: C.Members of Lok Sabha
SOLUTION : The prime minister is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, lest the prime minister shall resign.
2. How many Indian Prime Ministers have died while in office?
A. 4
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
ANSWER: D.3
SOLUTION:Indian Prime Ministers who died while in office. There have been three Indian Prime Ministers who died while in office.
3. Which Prime Minister’s autobiography is titled “Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography”?
A. H.D. Deve Gowda
B. I.K. Gujral
C. Manmohan Singh
D. Indira Gandhi
ANSWER :B.I.K. Gujral
SOLUTION:An Autobiography is an autobiography by a former Prime Minister of India Inder Kumar Gujral and the only one to be written by a former Indian Prime Minister thus far.
4. Who of the following Prime Ministers was administered the oath of office by the Vice President (then acting President) B.D. Jatti?
A. Charan Singh
B. H.D. Deve Gowda
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Morarji Desai
ANSWER: D.Morarji Desai
SOLUTION: President BD Jatti was the President when Morarji Desai took oath as the Prime Minister.
5. Which schedule to the Constitution of India carries the form of oath or affirmation for the Prime Minister of India?
A. Third
B. Fifth
C. Second
D. Fourth
ANSWER:A.Third
SOLUTION: The Third Schedule deals with forms of Oaths or Affirmations such as the Oath of office and Secrecy. It deals with the following offices: Union Ministers of India.
6. Which Indian Prime Minister was the first to be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously?
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Morarjee Desai
ANSWER: A.Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOLUTION: The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards, but this was subsequently modified in the January 1966 statute, and Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first recipient to be honored posthumously in 1966.
7. Who of the following is/was the oldest to take the oath as the Prime Minister of India?
A. Manmohan Singh
B. PV Narasimha Rao
C. Morarji Desai
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
ANSWER: C.Morarji Desai
SOLUTION:Morarji Desai
8. The Prime Minister is appointed by which one of the following?
A. President
B. Vice-President
C. Attorney general of India
D. Chief Jusitce of India
ANSWER: A.President
SOLUTION: The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
9. Who was the Prime Minister of India (19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004)?
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
C. Chandra Shekhar
D. Manmohan Singh
ANSWER:A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
SOLUTION: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served twice as Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, and then from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee was the tenth Prime Minister.
10. Who has been the longest serving Prime Minister of India?
A. Manmohan Singh
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
ANSWER:B.Jawaharlal Nehru
SOLUTION:
The longest-serving prime minister was Jawaharlal Nehru, also the first prime minister, whose tenure lasted 16 years and 286 days. His premiership was followed by Lal Bahadur Shastri’s short tenure and Indira Gandhi’s 11- and 4-year-long tenures, both politicians belonging to the Indian National Congress.