HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
Question
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Rajendra Prasad
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Vallabhbhai Patel
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C Rajagopalachari
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Viceroy’s Executive Council became the executive branch of the interim government. Originally headed by the Viceroy of India, it was transformed into a council of ministers, with the powers of a prime minister bestowed on the vice-president of the Council, a position held by the Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister/Head of the Executive Council.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jawaharlal Nehru served as the vice president of the first interim govt of India. The Interim Government of India formed on 2 September 1946. The Viceroy’s Executive Council became the executive branch of the interim government. The interim Government remained in place until 15 August 1947.
Detailed explanation-4: -Option C Solution: In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for Education was Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.