The correct answer is Option 2- Baldev Singh
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 |