Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Who among the following was part of Nehru's first cabinet in 1948 after independence?

Options:

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Acharya Narendra Dev

E.M.S. Namboodiripad

Correct Answer:

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

1st Union Minister of Commerce and Industry was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee:Leader of Hindu Mahasabha; found of Bharatiya Jana Sangh; Minister in Nehru’s first cabinet after independence;  resigned in 1950 due to differences over relations with Pakistan; Member of Constituent Assembly and later, the first Lok Sabha; was opposed to India’s policy of autonomy to Jammu & Kashmir; arrested during Jana Sangh’s agitation against Kashmir policy; died during detention.