Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Question:

Which of the following statement is incorrect about Lal Bahadur Shastri?

Options:

He has been a Minister in Nehru’s cabinet for many years.

He had resigned from the position of Railway Minister accepting moral responsibility for a major railway accident.

Shastri was the country’s Prime Minister from 1964 to 1969.

Shastri was a non-controversial leader from Uttar Pradesh.

Correct Answer:

Shastri was the country’s Prime Minister from 1964 to 1969.

Explanation:

Lal Bahadur Shastri was an influential political leader of India from Uttar Pradesh. Shastri was the country’s Prime Minister from 1964 to 1966. He had been a Minister in Nehru’s cabinet for many years and had resigned from the Railway Minister position after accepting moral responsibility for a major railway accident.