Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Prime Ministers | Tenure | ||
| (A) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (I) | 10 November 1990 - 21 June 1991 |
| (B) | P.V. Narasimha Rao | (II) | 28 July 1979 - 14 January 1980 |
| (C) | Chaudhari Charan Singh | (III) | 16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996 |
| (D) | Chandra Shekhar | (IV) | 21 June 1991 - 16 May 1996 |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee — this matches (III) 16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996. His first government, the “13-day government”, resigned on 28 May 1996 without facing the vote of confidence, and he stayed in office until H.D. Deve Gowda took over on 1 June.
(B) P.V. Narasimha Rao — this matches (IV) 21 June 1991 - 16 May 1996. He headed a Congress government for a full five-year term, the period of the economic reforms of 1991.
(C) Chaudhari Charan Singh — this matches (II) 28 July 1979 - 14 January 1980. He became Prime Minister after the Janata government of Morarji Desai fell, and never faced Parliament as Prime Minister.
(D) Chandra Shekhar — this matches (I) 10 November 1990 - 21 June 1991. He led a minority government with outside support from the Congress, which ended when that support was withdrawn.