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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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Who was the largest serving Chief Minister in India?
A
Jyoti Basu
B
Hiteshwar Saikia
C
Chimanbhai Patel
D
Bhajan Lal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jyoti Basu (born Jyotirindra Basu; 8 July 1914 – 17 January 2010) was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000.

Detailed explanation-2: -Four of the BJP chief ministers have been women-Sushma Swaraj in Delhi, Uma Bharti in Madhya Pradesh, Anandiben Patel in Gujarat and Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan. Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who is chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for more than 15 years has been the longest-serving chief minister from the BJP.

Detailed explanation-3: -To this date he is the longest-serving union cabinet minister in India. Babu Jajgivan Ram holds the record for maximum duration as cabinet minister i.e. around 30 years, but the record for consistent and uninterrupted membership of the cabinet in continuation is held by Mr. Swaran Singh.

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