SSC
INDIAN POLITY
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Question
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Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India?
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Morarji Desai
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Indira Gandhi
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Manmohan Singh
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi also became a Member of Rajya Sabha in August 1964 and served till February 1967.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nehru was succeeded by Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose 1 year 7-month term ended in his death in Tashkent, then in the USSR, where he had signed the Tashkent Declaration between India and Pakistan. Indira Gandhi, Nehru’s daughter, succeeded Shastri in 1966 to become the country’s first female prime minister.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some prime ministers have had significant careers after their tenure, including H. D. Deve Gowda, who remained a Member of the Lok Sabha until 2019, and Manmohan Singh, who continues to be a Member of the Rajya Sabha.
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