Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Who was the Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India.

Options:

Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

P. D. Tandon

Correct Answer:

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958): original name — Abul Kalam Mohiyuddin Ahmed; scholar of Islam; freedom fighter and Congress leader; proponent of HinduMuslim unity; opposed to Partition; member of Constituent Assembly; Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India.