Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Prime Minister of India) | (Period) | ||
| (A) | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (I) | 1984 to 1989 |
| (B) | Rajiv Gandhi | (II) | 1991 to 1996 |
| (C) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (III) | 1964 to 1966 |
| (D) | P.V. Narasimha Rao | (IV) | 1998 to 2004 |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
Each Prime Minister is matched with his term in office.
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri — this matches (III) 1964 to 1966. He succeeded Nehru in June 1964 and died at Tashkent in January 1966, after signing the Tashkent Agreement with Pakistan.
(B) Rajiv Gandhi — this matches (I) 1984 to 1989. He became Prime Minister after Indira Gandhi’s assassination in October 1984 and served until the 1989 election.
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee — this matches (IV) 1998 to 2004. After a 13-day term in 1996, he led the NDA government from 1998 to 2004.
(D) P.V. Narasimha Rao — this matches (II) 1991 to 1996. His government began the economic reforms of 1991 (liberalisation).