Who was the first deputy Prime Minister of India?
A. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Guljari Lal Nanda
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He held this post from is August 1947 to is December 1950. There is no such post of Deputy Prime Minister in constitution. So, he is not liable to take any salary and allowances as Deputy Prime Minister. That is why, he has to hold a post of Cabinet Minister too. Unofficially he is declared 2nd in rank in Council of Ministers after Prime Minister at first.This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> Indian Politics
A. A National Emergency
B. A failure of constitutional machinery in States
C. A financial emergency
D. None of Above
A. Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pardesh-Nagaland
B. Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh- Haryana-Sikkim
C. Nagaland-Haryana-Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim
D. Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh
A. Crossing the floor
B. Yielding the floor
C. Point of Order
D. Calling Attention Motion
By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the number of Lok sabha seats increased from 525 to 545 ?
A. The Twentieth Amendment Act, 1966.
B. The Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
C. The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978.
D. Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
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