Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

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

Question:

Who coined the famous slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'?

Options:

Mahatma Gandhi

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Abdul Gaffar Khan

Correct Answer:

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri coined the famous slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'.

Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966): Prime Minister of India; participated in the freedom movement since 1930; minister in UP cabinet; General Secretary of Congress; Minister in Union Cabinet from 1951 to 1956 when he resigned taking responsibility for the railway accident and later from 1957 to 1964; coined the famous slogan ‘Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan’.