How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
 |
Last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh turned 81, celebrating his tenth birthday in office. Dr Singh had a rather quiet day, as compared to Bharatiya Janata Party’s PM-in-waiting Narendra Modi, whose 63rd birthday bash (September 17) was covered extensively by the media.
So we, at rediff.com, decided to quiz you on Dr Singh and other heads of state, who preceded him. Take the challenge!
1. Who was India's oldest prime minister in office?
a. Manmohan Singh
b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c. Morarji Desai
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former PMs Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Morarji Desai
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
2. Manmohan Singh shares his birthday with which yesteryear superstar?
a. Dilip Kumar
b. Dev Anand
c. Rajesh Khanna
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Veteran actors Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
3. Why did Manmohan Singh skip his birthday celebrations this year?
a. The PM was unwell.
b. There was a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
c. Dr Singh was traveling to the US.
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh turned 81 this year
Photographs: Yuya Shino/Reuters
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
4. Which is Manmohan Singh's birthplace?
a. Chandigarh, Punjab
b. Gah (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
c. Amritsar, Punjab
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Children leave a primary school in attended by Dr Singh
Photographs: Mian Khursheed/Reuters
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
5. Who was the youngest person to become a prime minister in India?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Rajiv Gandhi
c. Indira Gandhi
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Nehru with daughter Indira Gandhi and his grandsons Rajiv and Sanjay
Photographs: India Abroad Archive
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
6. Which Indian PM served the shortest term in office?
a. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b. Indira Gandhi
c. Chandra Shekhar
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Former PMs Vajpayee, Chandra Shekhar and Indira Gandhi
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
7. Which Indian PM lived the longest?
a. Morarji Desai
b. Gulzarilal Nanda
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Former PMs Morarji Desai, Nehru and Gulzarilal Nanda
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
8. Who was India's longest serving PM?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. P V Narsimha Rao
c. Indira Gandhi
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Nehru, Indira Gandhi and P V Narsimha Rao
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
9. Who are the only two living former PMs in India today?
a. H D Deve Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and I K Gujaral
c. H D Deve Gowda and P V Narasimha Rao
Click NEXT for more questions...
Image: Former PMs Narsimha Rao, I K Gujaral, Deve Gowda and Vajpayee
How well do you know India's prime ministers? Take our quiz
|
|
10. Uttar Pradesh has give India its most number of PMs? How many?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 4
Click NEXT for more...
Image: Supporters holding flags of the Congress at Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
this
Users
Comment
article