Which of the following statement is correct about the transition of power from Nehru to Shastri?
(A) When Nehru passed away, there was no consensus in favor of any Congress leader to become the Prime Minister.
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri was chosen as the leader of the Congress parliamentary party and thus, he became the successor to Nehru.
(C) Nehru never depended on Lal Bahadur Shastri in his last year
(D) When Lal Bahadur Shastri was the Prime Minister, India faced failed monsoons, drought and serious food crisis.
Choose the correct answer from the following options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: (B) and (D) only
(A) When Nehru passed away, there was no consensus in favor of any Congress leader to become the Prime Minister. Incorrect. When Nehru passed away, K. Kamraj, the president of the Congress party consulted party leaders and Congress members of Parliament and found that there was a consensus in favour of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri was chosen as the leader of the Congress parliamentary party and thus, he became the successor to Nehru. Correct.
(C) Nehru never depended on Lal Bahadur Shastri in his last year. Incorrect. Nehru had come to depend a lot on him in his last year.
(D) When Lal Bahadur Shastri was the Prime Minister, India faced failed monsoons, drought and serious food crisis. Correct.
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