Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Question:

Between which two leaders there was intense competition for becoming the Parliamentary leader of Congress (PM), after Shastri's sudden death in 1966?

Options:

Morarji Desai and Indira Gandhi.

Morarji Desai and K. Kamaraj.

Indira Gandhi and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

Jagjivan Ram and Indira Gandhi .

Correct Answer:

Morarji Desai and Indira Gandhi.

Explanation:

There was an intense competition between Morarji Desai and Indira Gandhi for becoming the Parliamentary leader of Congress (PM), after Shastri's sudden death in 1966.