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How well do you know India's Finance Ministers?

Last updated on: June 26, 2012 15:40 IST

Finance Ministers play a key role in shaping the country's economy.

So, how well do you know the Finance Ministers of India, who have contributed towards India's story? Take this quiz to know a little more about India's Finance Ministers:

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How well do you know India's Finance Ministers?

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When was the first time Pranab Mukherjee took charge as India's Finance Minister?

1) 1975
2) 1991
3) 1982

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How well do you know India's Finance Ministers?

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Who was the Finance Minister during the Emergency?

1) Morarji Desai
2) C Subramaniam
3) Y B Chavan

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How well do you know India's Finance Ministers?

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Which Finance Minister earlier served as an officer in the Indian Army?

1) Jaswant Singh
2) Yashwant Sinha
3) P Chidambaram

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Who was the first Finance Minister of independent India?

1) T T Krishnamachari
2) R K Shanmukhan Chetty
3) Jawaharlal Nehru

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Which two Indian Finance Ministers have presented five budgets in a row?

1) Yashwant Sinha / Manmohan Singh
2) Pranab Mukherjee/ P Chidambaram
3) VP Singh / Yashwant Sinha

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People walk in front of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan

Which Finance Minister went on to become the President of India?

1) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2) Giani Zail Singh
3) R Venkataraman

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A view of the parliament building

Which Indian Finance Minister presented the Union Budget maximum number of times?

1) Pranab Mukherjee
2) Morarji Desai
3) Dr Manmohan Singh

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Which of these Finance Ministers later went on to become the Prime Ministers of India?

1) VP Singh
2) Sachindra Chaudhuri
3) Madhu Dandavate

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She was India's only woman Finance Minister...

1) Vasundhara Raje Scindia
2) Brinda Karat
3) Indira Gandhi

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Which Indian Finance Minister changed the budget timings for the first time in 1999-2000?

1) Yashwant Sinha
2) Jaswant Singh
3) Dr Manmohan Singh

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