Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

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

Question:

Who was the Congress President when Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru died?

Options:

K. Kamraj

Morarji Desai

Neelam Sanjeev Reddy

Lai Bahadur Shastri

Correct Answer:

K. Kamraj

Explanation:

The ease with which the succession after Nehru took place proved all the critics wrong. When Nehru passed away, K. Kamraj, the president of the Congress party consulted party leaders and Congress members of Parliament and found that there was a consensus in favour of Lal Bahadur Shastri.