Answer the questions based on the following image:
When did the political leader (in the above picture) join active politics?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → After 1980
Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991): Prime Minister of India between 1984 and 1989; son of Indira Gandhi; joined active politics after 1980; reached agreements with militants in Punjab, Mizoram and the students’ union in Assam; pressed for a more open economy and computer technology; sent Indian Army contingent on the request of Sri Lankan government, to sort out the Sinhala Tamil conflict; assassinated by suspected LTTE suicide bomber.