MCQs on Prime Ministers of India
(1–20) Early Prime Ministers
1. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Sardar Patel
C) Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
D) Rajendra Prasad
2. Which Prime Minister gave the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri ✅
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Morarji Desai
3. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
A) Pratibha Patil
B) Sonia Gandhi
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Indira Gandhi ✅
4. Who was the youngest Prime Minister of India?
A) Rajiv Gandhi ✅
B) Narendra Modi
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Morarji Desai
5. Which PM conducted Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998?
A) P. V. Narasimha Rao
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
D) Manmohan Singh
6. Who is the current Prime Minister of India (2025)?
A) Manmohan Singh
B) Rahul Gandhi
C) Narendra Modi ✅
D) Amit Shah
7. Which Prime Minister introduced economic liberalization in 1991?
A) Rajiv Gandhi
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) P. V. Narasimha Rao ✅
D) Manmohan Singh
8. Who was PM during the 1971 Indo-Pak war?
A) Indira Gandhi ✅
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
9. Who was the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India?
A) Charan Singh
B) V. P. Singh
C) H. D. Deve Gowda
D) Morarji Desai ✅
10. Who served as interim PM after Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death?
A) Rajiv Gandhi
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Gulzarilal Nanda ✅
D) Morarji Desai
11. Who was the first PM of independent India? – Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
12. Which PM was known as “Man of Peace”? – Lal Bahadur Shastri ✅
13. Who declared Emergency in 1975? – Indira Gandhi ✅
14. Who was PM during the Tashkent Agreement (1966)? – Lal Bahadur Shastri ✅
15. Who is known as the “Architect of Modern India”? – Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
16. Who resigned after losing majority in 1979? – Morarji Desai ✅
17. Who became PM after Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984? – Rajiv Gandhi ✅
18. Which PM gave the slogan “Garibi Hatao”? – Indira Gandhi ✅
19. Who was PM during the 1962 India-China war? – Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
20. Who was PM when India conducted its first nuclear test (1974)? – Indira Gandhi ✅
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(21–40) Middle Period PMs
21. Who was the first Sikh Prime Minister of India? – Manmohan Singh ✅
22. Which PM was assassinated in 1991? – Rajiv Gandhi ✅
23. Who was PM during Kargil War (1999)? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
24. Which PM launched Golden Quadrilateral highway project? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
25. Who was the PM during “Operation Blue Star”? – Indira Gandhi ✅
26. Who introduced Right to Information Act? – Manmohan Singh ✅
27. Who implemented Mandal Commission recommendations? – V. P. Singh ✅
28. Who was PM for the shortest term (13 days)? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
29. Who was known as “Father of Indian Economic Reforms”? – P. V. Narasimha Rao ✅
30. Who launched MNREGA scheme? – Manmohan Singh ✅
31. Which PM launched “Digital India”? – Narendra Modi ✅
32. Who launched “Make in India” campaign? – Narendra Modi ✅
33. Who gave the slogan “India is Indira, Indira is India”? – Indira Gandhi ✅
34. Who was called the “Accidental Prime Minister”? – Manmohan Singh ✅
35. Who was the first BJP Prime Minister of India? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
36. Who served as interim PM twice? – Gulzarilal Nanda ✅
37. Who launched “Skill India Mission”? – Narendra Modi ✅
38. Who introduced Aadhaar project? – Manmohan Singh ✅
39. Who launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana? – Narendra Modi ✅
40. Who gave the slogan “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”? – Narendra Modi ✅
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(41–60) Later Leaders & Policies
41. Who is the longest-serving PM after Nehru? – Narendra Modi ✅
42. Who was PM during Indo-Soviet Treaty (1971)? – Indira Gandhi ✅
43. Who introduced the Gujral Doctrine? – I. K. Gujral ✅
44. Who was PM during Indo-Pak Lahore Bus Diplomacy (1999)? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
45. Who launched Swachh Bharat Mission? – Narendra Modi ✅
46. Who was PM during demonetization (2016)? – Narendra Modi ✅
47. Who was PM during GST launch (2017)? – Narendra Modi ✅
48. Who initiated Green Revolution support? – Lal Bahadur Shastri ✅
49. Who was PM during Emergency (1975–77)? – Indira Gandhi ✅
50. Who succeeded Atal Bihari Vajpayee as PM in 2004? – Manmohan Singh ✅
51. Who was PM during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks (2008)? – Manmohan Singh ✅
52. Who launched Ayushman Bharat health scheme? – Narendra Modi ✅
53. Who was PM when India became a republic (1950)? – Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
54. Who was PM when Article 370 was abrogated (2019)? – Narendra Modi ✅
55. Who was PM when Bangladesh was created (1971)? – Indira Gandhi ✅
56. Who launched Ujjwala Yojana? – Narendra Modi ✅
57. Who was PM during the Pokhran-I nuclear test (1974)? – Indira Gandhi ✅
58. Who was PM during Indo-China Doklam standoff (2017)? – Narendra Modi ✅
59. Who was PM when India signed WTO agreement (1995)? – P. V. Narasimha Rao ✅
60. Who launched Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission? – Narendra Modi ✅
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(61–80) Short-Term PMs
61. Who became PM in 1979 after Morarji Desai? – Charan Singh ✅
62. Who became PM in 1996 for 13 days? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
63. Who became PM after Vajpayee in 1996? – H. D. Deve Gowda ✅
64. Who succeeded Deve Gowda as PM? – I. K. Gujral ✅
65. Which PM belonged to Janata Dal and focused on rural development? – H. D. Deve Gowda ✅
66. Which PM resigned in 1998 after Congress withdrew support? – I. K. Gujral ✅
67. Who became PM after Chandra Shekhar’s resignation in 1991? – P. V. Narasimha Rao ✅
68. Who was PM when India adopted LPG reforms? – P. V. Narasimha Rao ✅
69. Who became PM after Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death in 1966? – Indira Gandhi ✅
70. Who became PM after Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination? – P. V. Narasimha Rao ✅
71. Which PM led India during Kargil War victory? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
72. Who was PM during Pokhran-II nuclear test? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
73. Who became PM after Vajpayee’s defeat in 2004? – Manmohan Singh ✅
74. Who was PM when RTI Act passed in 2005? – Manmohan Singh ✅
75. Who was PM during Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal? – Manmohan Singh ✅
76. Who became PM after UPA won in 2009? – Manmohan Singh ✅
77. Who launched Jan Dhan Yojana? – Narendra Modi ✅
78. Who was PM during Balakot Air Strikes (2019)? – Narendra Modi ✅
79. Who became PM for 3 consecutive terms from 2014–2025? – Narendra Modi ✅
80. Who succeeded Nehru as PM in 1964? – Lal Bahadur Shastri ✅
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(81–100) Achievements & Policies
81. Who was PM during “India Shining” campaign? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
82. Who was PM during Operation Vijay (Kargil)? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
83. Who was PM during the Indo-US IT boom era? – Atal Bihari Vajpayee ✅
84. Who was the first PM to address US Congress thrice? – Narendra Modi ✅
85. Who was PM during the launch of UIDAI (Aadhaar)? – Manmohan Singh ✅
86. Who launched Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao? – Narendra Modi ✅
87. Who was PM during the 1962 Indo-China war? – Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
88. Who was PM during 2008 Indo-US Nuclear Deal? – Manmohan Singh ✅
89. Who was PM during Chandrayaan-1 mission launch? – Manmohan Singh ✅
90. Who was PM when Mangalyaan (Mars Mission) succeeded (2014)? – Narendra Modi ✅
91. Who was PM during Chandrayaan-3 moon landing (2023)? – Narendra Modi ✅
92. Who became PM after Gulzarilal Nanda’s interim term in 1966? – Indira Gandhi ✅
93. Who was PM when India won Cricket World Cup 1983? – Indira Gandhi ✅
94. Who was PM during 2011 Cricket World Cup win? – Manmohan Singh ✅
95. Who was PM during Abrogation of Triple Talaq law (2019)? – Narendra Modi ✅
96. Who was PM when India launched UPI digital payments system? – Narendra Modi ✅
97. Who was PM during Make in India launch? – Narendra Modi ✅
98. Who launched “Startup India” mission? – Narendra Modi ✅
99. Who was PM when India celebrated 75th Independence Day (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav)? – Narendra Modi ✅
100. Who was the first PM to serve more than 20 years in total (across multiple terms)? – Jawaharlal Nehru ✅
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