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Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?

  1. Morarji Desai

  2. Vallabbhai Patel

  3. G. B. Pant

  4. Devi Lal
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Explanation

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was India's first Deputy Prime Minister, serving in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet from 1947 until his death in 1950. Morarji Desai also served as Deputy PM later. The position of Deputy Prime Minister is not a constitutional post but a political designation.

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