Multiple choice

Who was the second Prime Minister of India?

  1. Morarji Desai

  2. Lal Bahadur Shastri

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lal Bahadur Shastri was India's second Prime Minister, serving from 1964 to 1966 after Jawaharlal Nehru's death. Morarji Desai was the first non-Congress PM (1977-1979), and Indira Gandhi was the third PM (1966-1977, 1980-1984). Shastri led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan.

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