Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Polity and Indian Constitution

Question:

Which of the following post was held by Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru in the Interim Government formed in 1946-47?

Options:

Prime Minister

Vice President of the Executive Council External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

Deputy Prime Minister

Defence Minister

Correct Answer:

Vice President of the Executive Council External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Vice President of the Executive Council External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

The Interim Government of India, formed in 1946, had several key ministers who held important posts. Here are some of the prominent ministers and their respective posts in the Interim Government:

Viscount Wavell - Viceroy and Governor-General of India
Commander-in-Chief - Sir Claude Auchinleck
Jawaharlal Nehru - Vice President, External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Home Affairs and Information and Broadcasting
Rajendra Prasad - Food and Agriculture
Liaquat Ali Khan - Finance
Jagjivan Ram - Labour
John Mathai (from October 1946) (initially C. Rajagopalachari) - Industries and Supplies
Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence
Asaf Ali initially, Abdul Rab Nishtar (from October 1946) - Railways and Communications Post and Air
Ghaznafar Ali Khan (from October 1946) (initially C. Rajagopalachari) - Health
C.H. Bhabha initially      Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (from October 1946) - Commerce
C. Rajagopalachari - Education