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With reference to the first cabinet of independent India, which pair is included in the following?
1. Rajkumari Amrat Kaur - Education
2. Molana Abdul Kalam Azad - Finance
3. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee - Industries and Supplies
4. Rajendra Prasad - Commerce

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shyama Prasad Mukherjee - Industries and Supplies

The correct answer is Shyama Prasad Mukherjee - Industries and Supplies.

  • After independence, on 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office as the first Prime Minister of India and chose fifteen ministers to form the First Nehru ministry.
  • There were members from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, and Parsi communities represented in India's first ministry.
  • There were two members from the Dalit community represented as well.
  • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the only female Cabinet minister. 

The cabinet of the first government was:

Portfolio Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabai Patel
Minister of Law B. R. Ambedkar
Minister of Defence Baldev Singh
Minister of Education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Minister of Industries and Supplies Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

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