Who among the following was appointed as the first acting Prime Minister of India after the demise of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?

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Who among the following was appointed as the first acting Prime Minister of India after the demise of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?

ALal Bahadur Shastri

BGulzarilal Nanda

CVP Singh

DPVR Narsimha Rao

Akhilesh ? Apr 16 '25 at 22:56

correct answer is: option b (Gulzarilal Nanda)
Explanation: Gulzarilal Nanda served as the acting Prime Minister of India twice. The first time was after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time was after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. Therefore, Gulzarilal Nanda was the first acting Prime Minister of India after Nehru's death.

• Option a: Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as the Prime Minister, but only after Gulzarilal Nanda served as the acting Prime Minister.
• Option c: VP Singh became the Prime Minister much later, in 1989.
• Option d: PVR Narsimha Rao became the Prime Minister in 1991.

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correct answer is: option b (Gulzarilal Nanda) Explanation: Gulzarilal Nanda served as the acting Prime Minister of India twice. The first time was after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time was after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. Therefore, Gulzarilal Nanda was the first acting Prime Minister of India after Nehru's death. Option a: Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as the Prime Minister, but only after Gulzarilal Nanda served as the acting Prime Minister. Option c: VP Singh became the Prime Minister much later, in 1989. Option d: PVR Narsimha Rao became the Prime Minister in 1991. Akhilesh ? answered Apr 16 '25 at 22:56

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