Question

______ served twice as Acting Prime Minister of India.

A. Charan Singh

B. Vishwanath Pratap Singh

C. Indra Kumar Gujral

D. Gulzarilal Nanda

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : D

The correct answer is Gulzarilal Nanda.

• Since 1947 India has had 14 prime ministers, 15 including Gulzarilal Nanda who twice acted in the role, of which 6 have at least one full term, ruling the country for about 60 years.
  
•  Nanda was the Acting Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each: the first time after the death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time after the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966.
• An Acting Prime Minister is a cabinet member (often in Westminster system countries) who is serving in the role of Prime Minister, whilst the individual who normally holds the position is unable to do so.