Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Name of Prime Minister) | (Tenure) | ||
| (A) | Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | (I) | 1964–1966 |
| (B) | Morarji Desai | (II) | 1998–2004 |
| (C) | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (III) | 1977–1979 |
| (D) | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (IV) | 1997–1998 |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
Each Prime Minister is matched with his term in office.
(A) Shri Inder Kumar Gujral — this matches (IV) 1997–1998. He led the United Front government from April 1997 to March 1998.
(B) Morarji Desai — this matches (III) 1977–1979. He headed the Janata Party government formed after the Emergency, the first non-Congress government at the Centre.
(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee — this matches (II) 1998–2004. After a 13-day term in 1996, he led the NDA government from 1998 to 2004.
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri — this matches (I) 1964–1966. He succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru and died at Tashkent in January 1966.