Read the paragraph given below and answer the following questions.
Shastri was the country's Prime Minister from 1964-1966. During Shastri's brief Prime Ministership, the country faced two major challenges. While India was still recovering from the economic implications of the war with China, failed monsoons, drought and serious food crisis presented a grave challenge. The country also faced a war with Pakistan in 1965. Shastri's famous slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan', symbolised the country's resolve to face both these challenges. Shastri's Prime Ministership came to an abrupt end on 10 January 1966, when he suddenly expired in Tashkent, then in USSR and currently the capital of Uzbekistan. He was there to discuss and sign an agreement with Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan, to end the war.
Name the leader who had resigned from the position of Railway Minister accepting moral responsibility for a major railway accident.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Lal Bahadur Shastri
Before he became Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri had resigned from the position of Railway Minister, accepting moral responsibility for a major railway accident.
Note: The passage of Q6 to Q10 is taken from the NCERT section ‘From Nehru to Shastri’ of the chapter ‘Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System’. This question goes one line beyond the passage, so read the whole section, not just the lines printed.
NCERT (2026-27): “From Nehru to Shastri … Shastri was a non-controversial leader from Uttar Pradesh who had been a Minister in Nehru’s cabinet for many years. Nehru had come to depend a lot on him in his last year. He was known for his simplicity and his commitment to principles. Earlier he had resigned from the position of Railway Minister accepting moral responsibility for a major railway accident.…” |