Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
| Name of Leaders | First Cabinet Ministry | ||
| (A) | Maulana Abdul Kalam | (I) | Home Minister |
| (B) | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | (II) | Minister for Communication |
| (C) | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur | (III) | Education Minister |
| (D) | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai | (IV) | Minister of Health |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Maulana Abdul Kalam — this matches (III) Education Minister. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India.
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — this matches (I) Home Minister. He was India’s Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister in the period immediately following Independence.
(C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur — this matches (IV) Minister of Health.
(D) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai — this matches (II) Minister for Communication.
NCERT (2026-27): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 2: Era of One-party Dominance
NCERT (2026-27), chapter ‘Challenges of Nation Building’: “Government’s approach … Under the Mountbatten Plan, the Princely states were free to join India or Pakistan. Sardar Patel was India’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Minister during the crucial period immediately following Independence.…” |
