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INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS

Table of Contents
Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................. 2 Preface .................................................................................................................................. 3 Presidents of India...................................................................................................................... 4 Profile of Presidents of India ................................................................................................. 4 Vice Presidents of India ............................................................................................................. 6 Prime Minister of India .............................................................................................................. 7 Profile of Prime Ministers ...................................................................................................... 7 Deputy Prime Minister of India ................................................................................................. 9 Chief Ministers and State wise Timeline ................................................................................. 10 Profiles of Chief Ministers ................................................................................................... 12 Politically Related Persons ................................................................................................... 15 Political Leaders who served the Nation ................................................................................. 16 Women Chief Ministers of India ............................................................................................. 17 Defence Ministers of India....................................................................................................... 18 Home Ministers of India .......................................................................................................... 18 Railway Ministers of India....................................................................................................... 18 Finance Ministers of India ....................................................................................................... 18 Presidents and Prime Ministers as Chief Minister ................................................................... 19 Governors ................................................................................................................................. 19 President and Vice President as Governor ............................................................................... 19 Governors of Uttar Pradesh ..................................................................................................... 19 Questions related to this part.................................................................................................... 20 Scoring System: ....................................................................................................................... 23 Answers................................................................................................................................ 23 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................ 24 THANK YOU!......................................................................................................................... 24

Acknowledgement

When a book like this comes into existence, it is very hard to name and thank all the people that helped me shape this book. It took me over 6 years to consolidate and format all the content in a manner that may benefit the readers.

However, I would like to start by thanking my wife Suman Bansal for her patience and the time I stole from her. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my father Shri B. D. Bansal for his encouragement, invaluable experience and support.

I would like to thank my elder son Anurag Bansal who helped me design it and offer it on various online portals. My younger son

Gaurav Bansal helped me put together all the questions related to the content.

Preface

The idea of this book came to my mind after watching so many Kaun Banega Crorepati episodes and seeing so many people fall out without winning too much. Most of the time the reason was not enough preparation or lack of resource to enhance the knowledge. Thats why I started writing this book which can offer the basics on the subjects questions are asked on Hot Seat. The Key to Success has been written for the people trying to prepare for Kaun Banega Crorepati. Therefore the scope of this book is not to give you exhaustive information on any subject rather offer basic to intermediate information that can make you qualify for winning large sum on Hot Seat. This book cannot be used to gain exhaustive knowledge on any given subject. But it provides enough information that you can easily remember and be better prepared for the game. At the last of the text matter, a Question Session has been prepared, having choice of four answers with one correct answer. You can check the correct answer from the Answer Sheet put at the end after you solve all questions.
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Presidents of India

he President of India is Head of Republic of India. He is elected by the members of both houses of Parliament of India. His term is for a period of five years which can be reelected number of times. His residence is Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi which is located in Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue. Rashtrapati Bhavan is a large Bungalow with four floors and has 340 rooms, built on approximately 2 lac square feet area. The current President is Pranab Mukherjee who sworn in on 25th July, 2012. The President elects Governors of each States of India, Chief Justice and

Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, Chief Election Officer and Ambassadors and High Commissioners to other countries. President uses Mercedes Benz Car which is fully automatic. The standard of President is a Blue and Red quartered Flag which denotes as 1st quarter represents State Emblem and National Unity; 2nd quarter represents Elephant of Ajanta Caves for Patience and Strength; 3rd quarter represents scales from Red Fort of Delhi for Justice and 4th quarter represents Lotus Vase from Sarnath for Prosperity.

Profile of Presidents of India

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Full name Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, born 15th October, 1931. He was 12th President of India from 25th July, 2002 to 25th July, 2007. By profession, he is a Scientist and Aeronautic Engineer. Doctorate degree from more than 30 Universities. Honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1981; Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and Bharat Ratna in 1997. B.D. Jatti Basappa Danappa Jatti, born 10th September, 1912. B.A.,LL.B. 5th th February, President of India from 11 1977 to 25th July, 1977. Served as Vice President of India also from 31st August, 1974 to 30th August, 1979. He also served as Chief Minister of Mysore and Governor of Odisha. He expired on 7th June, 2002. Faqruddin Ali Ahmed Date of Birth 13th May, 1905. He was 6th President of India from 24th August, 1974 to 11th February, 1977. He expired on 11th February, 1977. Giani Zail Singh Date of Birth 5th May, 1916. Surname was Ramgarhia. He was 8th President of India from 25th July, 1982 to 25th July, 1987. Served as Chief Minister of Punjab in 1972 and Home Minister in 1980. He expired on 25th December, 1994 and the Rest Place is called Ekta Sthal. K.R. Narayanan Full Name Kocheril Raman Narayan, born 27th October, 1920. Post Graduate. He was 11th President of India from 25th July, 1997 to 25th July, 2002. He was also Vice President of India from 1992 to 1997. Served as Vice Chancellor of Jawahar Lal Nehru Univerity. He was also Ambassador of Thailand, China,

United States of America etc. He expired on 9th November, 2005. Neelam Sanjeev Reddy Date of Birth 19th May, 1913. Graduate. He was 7th President of India from 25th July, 1977 to 25th July, 1982. Served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He expired on 1st June, 1996. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil Date of Birth 19th December, 1934. She was 13th President of India from 25th July, 2007 till 25th July, 2012. She was also Governor of Rajasthan from 8th November, 2004 to 23rd July, 2007. She owns a chain of Educational Institute namely Vidya Bharati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and have School and colleges in Amravati, Jalgaon, Mumbai etc. She also owns Shram Sadhana Trust who runs hostels for women in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. She is founder of Engineering College, Jalgaon and a Cooperative Sugar Factory also. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee Date of Birth 11th December, 1935. He is 14th and current President of India from 25th July, 2012. He is M.A. ,LL.B. During his 60 years political career, he served as Finance Minister from 24th January, 2009 to 26th June, 2012, Minister of External Affairs from 10th February, 1995 to 16th May, 1996, Minister of Defence from 22nd May, 2004 to 26th October, 2006 and Dy. Chairman of Planning Commission from 24th June, 1991 to 15th May, 1996. Started his career as Clerk, Teacher and Journalist before entering into Politics. Ramaswamy Venkatraman Date of Birth 4th December, 1910. M.A., LL.B., 9th President of India from 25th July, 1987 to 25th July, 1992. He was also Vice President from 31st August, 1984 to 27th July, 1987 and also as Finance Minister and Defence Minister. He expired on 27th January, 2009. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Date of Birth 3rd December, 1884. M.A. LL.B., 1st President of India from 26th January, 1950 to 13th May, 1962. Before President, he was Minister of Food and Agriculture in first Indian Cabinet formed on 15th August, 1947. He expired on 28th February, 1963. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma Date of Birth 19th August, 1918. LL.M. from Lucknow. Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He was 9th President of India from 25th July, 1992 to 25th July, 1997. He was also Vice President of India from 3rd September, 1987 to 24th July, 1992. Served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 1952 to 1956 and Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra. He expired on 26th December, 1999 and rest place is Karma Bhoomi. Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan Date of Birth 5th September, 1888, the day is celebrated as Teachers Day all over India. He was 2nd President of India from 13th May, 1962 to 13th May, 1967. He was also Vice President of India from 13th May, 1952 to 13th May, 1962. Served as Vice Chancellor of Andhra University & Benaras Hindu University. He expired on 17th April, 1975. V.V. Giri Full Name Varahagiri Venkat Giri. Graduate. Date of Birth 10th August, 1894. He was 4th President of India from 3rd May, 1969 to 20th July, 1969 and from 24th August, 1969 to 23rd August, 1974. He was also Vice President of India from 13th May, 1967 to 3rd May, 1969. He also served as Governor of Karnataka, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. He expired on 23rd June, 1980. Dr. Zakir Hussain Date of Birth 8th February, 1897. Doctorate Degree. He was 3rd President of India from 13th May, 1967 to 3rd May, 1969. He was Vice President of India from 13th May, 1962 to 12th May, 1967. Served as Governor of Bihar and Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim Univ. He expired on 3rd May, 1969.

Vice Presidents of India

he Vice President of India is the second highest position in India after the President. He is elected indirectly by the members of both houses of the Parliament. The position of Vice President was created under Article 26 of Constitution of India. The Vice President is elected for a period of 5 years and can be re-elected by any number of times. As a Vice President, he is not entitled to any salary but as a Exofficio Chairman of Rajya Sabha, he is paid a salary of Rs. 1,25,000/- per month. The normal function of the Vice President is to serve as Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He serves as President only on death, resignation or other situations of the President. Removal of Vice President from his office can be done by a Resolution passed by Rajya Sabha with majority. However, No Vice President has ever faced such type of removal. Till now Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan, Dr. Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri, B.D. Jatti, Mohd. Hidayatullah, R. Venkatraman, Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma, K.R. Narayanan, Krishna Kant, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat have served as Vice Presidents of India. Krishna Kant Date of Birth 28th February, 1927. He was 10th Vice President of India from

21st August, 1997 to 27th July, 2002. He also served as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. He expired on 27th July, 2002. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Date of Birth 23rd October, 1923. He was 11th Vice President of India from 19th August, 2002 to 21st July, 2007. He also served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. He died on 15th May, 2010. Mohammad Hidayatullah Date of Birth 17th December, 1905. He was 6th Vice President of India from 31st August, 1979 to 30th August, 1984. He was also 4th President of India from 20th July, 1969 to 24th August, 1969. He also served as 11th Chief Justice of India. He expired on 18th September, 1992. Mohd. Hamid Ansari Date of birth 1st April, 1937, is current and 14th Vice President of India since 11th August, 2007 on second term. Two consecutive terms as Vice President goes to his credit only after Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. He is also Chancellor of Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has also served as Ambassador and Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2000 to 2002.

Prime Minister of India

The Prime Minister of India is the Head of the Council of Ministers and leader of the majority party in parliament. He is appointed by the President of India for a period of 5 years. He can dismiss other members of the cabinet. In case of resignation or death, the cabinet is dissolved for re-election. He resides at 7, Race Course Road or Panchavati, New Delhi. It is surrounded by Samrat Hotel, Ashoka Hotel, Delhi Gymkhana Club and Delhi Race Course. Eight out of 13 Prime Minister of India were from Uttar Pradesh only. They are Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, Rajiv Gandhi, Vishwa Nath Pratap Singh, Chandra Shekhar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Prime Ministers who did not obtained any Foreign Degree were Lal Bahadur Shastri, Morarji Desai, Chaudhry Charan Singh, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, V.P. Singh, I.K. Gujral, Chandra Shekhar, P.V. Narsimha Rao, Atal Behari Vajpayee and H.D. Deve Gowda. The only prime Ministers who obtained such foreign degree are Jawahar Lal Nehru and Man Mohan Singh.

Profile of Prime Ministers

Atal Behari Vajpayee Date of Birth 25th December, 1924. M.A., LL.B., 11th Prime Minister from 16th May, 1996 to 1st June, 1996, 19th March, 1998 to 19th May, 2004, total 2272 days. Lucknow Constituency. He was only Prime Minister ex-Indian National Congress to serve a full five year term. Major achievements in his credit were Pokharan Nuclear Test, Kargil War, National Highway Development, Godhra train burning and attack, Parliament attack etc. Chandra Shekhar Date of Birth 1st July, 1927. M.A. from Allahabad. He was 9th Prime Minister of India from 10th November, 1990 to 21st June, 1991. He was in Lok Sabha Assembly for Eight terms and three times in Rajya Sabha. Total number of days 223 days. Constituency Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. He expired on 8th July, 2007. Rest Place is Smriti Sthal. Charan Singh Date of Birth 23rd December, 1902. M.A., LL.B. 6th Prime Minister of India from 28th July, 1979 to 14th January, 1980 i.e. 170 days. Constituency Baghpat. He expired on 29th May, 1987. Rest Place is Kisan Ghat. Gulzari Lal Nanda Date of Birth 4th July, 1898. He was Interim Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each, first time after the death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and second time after the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. Awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1997. He died on 15th January, 1998. H.D. Devegowda Full name Haradanahalli Dowdapalli Devegowda, Date of Birth 18th May, 1933. Civil Engineer. He was 11th Prime Minister of India from 1st June, 1996 to 21st April, 1997 i.e. 324 days. He was Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. Inder Kumar Gujral Date of birth 4th December, 1919. He was 12th Prime Minister of India from April, 1997 to March, 1998. He was Minister of Information and

Broadcasting during Indira Gandhi Prime Ministership and was Incharge of Media and Doordarshan. He also served as Minister of External Affairs from 1st June, 1996 to 19th March, 1998 and Finance Minister from 21st April, 1997 to 19th March, 1998. He died on 30th November, 2012. Indira Gandhi Date of Birth 19th November, 1917. She was 3rd and 6th Prime Minister of India from 24th January, 1966 to 24th March, 1977 and 14th January, 1980 to 31st October, 1984. Total duration as Prime Minister 5829 days in four terms. Doctorate Degree. Constituency Rae Bareli. Major achievements during her prime ministership were Nationalisation of Banks, Indo Pak war of 1971, Nuclear Test, National Emergency for 19 months from 1975 to 1977, Formation of Bangladesh and Operation Blue Star at Golden Temple, Amritsar. She was assassinated by her own security and expired on 31st October, 1984. Rest Place is Shakti Sthal. Jawahar Lal Nehru Date of Birth 14th November, 1889 which is celebrated as Children Day. He was first Prime Minister of India who served from 15th August, 1947 to 27th May, 1964 in six terms continuously. Constituency Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh. Total number of days as Prime Minister was 6130 days. He was a famous Barrister. Major achievements were Creation of Planning Commission of India, Establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Sino China War of 1962, Goa Liberation, Establishment of Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Technology etc. He expired on 27th May, 1964. Rest Place is Shanti Van. Lal Bahadur Shastri Date of Birth 2nd October, 1904. He was 2nd Prime Minister of India from 9th

June, 1964 to 11th January, 1966 i.e. 581 days. Allahabad Constituency. Major achievements during his tenure were formation of National Dairy Development Board, Indo Pak war of 1965 etc. He expired on 11th January, 1966. Rest Place is Vijay Ghat. Man Mohan Singh Date of Birth 26th September, 1932. Masters Degree from Punjab University, 1954 and Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1962. He is 14th Prime Minister of India from 22nd May, 2004. He worked on several posts like Governor of Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985, Finance Minister in 1991 etc. The surname is Kohli. Morarji Ranchodji Desai Date of Birth 29th February, 1896. Graduate. He was 4th Prime Minister of India from 24th March, 1977 to 15th July, 1979 i.e. 856 days. He contested from Surat Constituency. He expired on 10th April, 1995. Rest Place is Abhay Ghat. P.V. Narsimha Rao Full Name was Pamulaparthi Venkata Narsimha Rao, Date of Birth 28th June, 1921. M.A.,LL.B. He was 10th Prime Minister of India from 21st June, 1991 to 16th May, 1996 i.e. 1791 days. Constituency Nandyal. He was very fluent in Hindi, English, French, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Oriya, Bengali, Gujarati, Arabic, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin and Persian. He was the editor of Telugu weekly magazine Kakatiya Patrika with the Pen name Jaya-Vijaya. He was also Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1971 to 1973. Major achievements and controversies were Formation of National Stock Exchange, Demolition of Babri Masjid, establishing S.E.B.I. Act etc. He expired on 23rd December, 2004. Rajiv Gandhi

Date of Birth 20th August, 1944. He was 7th Prime Minister of India from 31st October, 1984 till 2nd December, 1989 i.e. 1858 days. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India. Constituency Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. Studied at Cambridge but could not complete it. He was a professional Pilot in Indian Airlines. He was Minister of Defence from 25th September, 1985 to 24th January, 1987 and was Minister of Finance from 24th January, 1987 to 25th July, 1987. He was assassinated by LTTE on 21st May, 1991 at Chennai. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1991 posthumously. Major achievements and controversies were launching of P.C.Os. in 1986, Anti Sikh Riots, Bofors Scandal, LTTE activities etc. Rest Place is Veer Bhoomi. Vishwanath Pratap Singh Date of Birth 25th June, 1931. Graduate. He was also called Raja

Manda (Allahabad). He was 8th Prime Minister of India from 2nd December, 1989 to 10th November, 1990 i.e. for 343 days. During the entire Prime Ministership, the Ministry of Defence was kept under him only. He was also Finance Minister from 31st December, 1984 to 23rd January, 1987. Constituency Fatehpur. He was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 9th June, 1980 to 19th July, 1982. Major achievements and controversies were releasing 5 terrorists in return of Mufti Mohd. Sayeeds daughter in Jammu, Withdrawal of Indian Peace Keeping Force from Sri Lanka, Visit to Golden Temple for forgiveness of Operation Blue Star, Reservation to Backward Class to implement Mandal Commission, Lost of vote of confidence from Bhartiya Janta Party on the ground of Babi Masjid stability etc. He expired on 27th November, 2008.

Deputy Prime Minister of India

The Deputy Prime Minister is not a constitutional post. Generally he holds other key portfolio. The first Deputy Prime Minister was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the last was Lal Krishna Advani. Presently there is no Deputy Prime Minister in Man Mohan Singh Government. The work includes only chairing the Cabinet meetings in absence of the Prime Minister. In case of illness of Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister does as Prime Minister. Former Deputy Prime Minister were Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, born 31st Ocober, 1875 from 15th August, 1947 till his death on 15th December, 1950; Morarji Desai from 21st March, 1967 till his death on 10th April, 1995; Choudhary Charan Singh from 28th July, 1977 till 23rd February, 1978. Yashwant Rao Chavan, born 12th March, 1913 from 28th July, 1979 till 14th January, 1980. Devi Lal, born 23rd July, 1914 from 2nd December, 1989 till 21st June, 1991 and Lal Krishna Advani from 29th June, 2002 till 20th May, 2004.

Chief Ministers and State wise Timeline

A Chief Minister is the Head of a state of India. He is appointed by the Governor of the state. Andhra Pradesh Neelam S.Reddy, 1.11.1956, 6 years; N.T. Rama Rao, 9.1.1983, 7 years; N. Chandrababu Naidu, 1.9.1995, 10 years; Y.S.R. Reddy, 14.5.2004, 5 years; Nallari Kiran Reddy, 25.11.2010 incumbent.

Gujarat J.N. Mehta, 1.5.1960, 3 years ; Hitendra Bhai Desai, 20.9.1965, 6 years; Chimman Bhai Patel, 18.7.1973, 5 years; Madhav S. Solanki, 24.12.1976, 7 years; Keshu Bhai Patel, 14.3.1995, 4 years; Narendra Modi, 7.10.2001 incumbent. No President Rule imposed till date.

Haryana Bhagwat D. Sharma, 1.11.1966, 6 months; Bansi Lal, 22.5.1968, 12 years; Devi Lal, 21.6.1977, 4 years; Bhajan Lal, 29.6.1979, 11 years; Om Prakash Chautala, 2.12.1989, 6 years; Bhupinder Hooda, 5.3.2005 incumbent. No President Rule imposed till date.

Arunachal Pradesh
P.K. Thungan, 13.8.1975, 4 years; Gegong Apang, 18.1.1980, 24 years; Naban Tuki, 1.11.2011 incumbent.

Asom
Gopinath Bordoloi, 11.2.1946, 5 years; Bishnu Ram Medhi, 9.8.1950, 7 years; Bimla Pd. Chaliha, 28.12.1957, 13 years; Sarat Chand Sinha, 31.1.1972, 6 years; Tarun Gogoi, 17.5.2001 incumbent.

Himachal Pradesh Yashwant S. Parmar, 8.3.1952, 18 years; Vir Bhadra Singh, 8.4.1983, 15 years; Prem Dhumal, 24.3.1998 and since 30th December, 2007 incumbent.

Bihar Shri Krishna Sinha, 15.8.1947, 14 years; Lalu Prasad Yadav, 10.3.1990, 7 years; Rabri Devi, 25.7.1997, 8 years; Nitish Kumar, 3.3.2000, again 24.11.2005 incumbent.

Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohd. Sadiq, 30.3.1965, 6 years; Syed Mir Kasim, 12.12.1971, 4 years; Sheikh Abdullah, 9.7.1977, 5 years; Farooq Abdullah, 8.9.1982, 12 years; Mofti Mohd. Sayeed, 2.11.2002, 3 years; Ghulam Nabi Azad, 2.11.2005, 3 years; Omar Abdullah, 5.1.2009 incumbent.

Chhatisgarh
Ajit Jogi, 1.11.2000, 3 years ; Raman Singh, 7.12.2003 incumbent. No President Rule imposed till date.

Jharkhand Babulal Marandi, 15.11.2000, 3 years; Arjun Munda, 18.3.2003, 3 years; Shibu Soren, 2.3.2005, 1 year in 3 terms; Madhu Koda, 18.9.2006, 3 years; Arjun Munda, 11.9.2010 incumbent.

Delhi Delhi became NCR (National Capital Region), Delhi and has a status of State since 1st January, 1993. From 1956 till 1992 i.e. almost 46 years, Delhi was under President Rule. First Chief Minister was Madan Lal Khurana, 1.1.1993, 3 years; Sahib Singh Verma, 1996, Three years; Sushma Swaraj, 13.10.1998, 3 months; Sheila Dixit, 3.12.1998 incumbent.

Karnataka K.C. Reddy, 25.10.1947, 5 years; B.D. Jatti, 16.5.1958, 5 years; Ram Krishna Hegde, 10.1.1983, 5 years; H.D. Devegowda, 11.12.1994, 2 years; B.S. Yedurappa, 12.11.2007, 3 years; DV Sadanand Gowda, 3.8.2011, 1 year; Jagdish Shettar, 12.7.2012 incumbent.

Goa
Dayanand Bandodkar, 20.12.1963, 9 years; Shashikala Kakodkar, 12.8.1973, 6 years; Pratap S. Rane, 16.1.1980, 14 years; Digambar Kamat, 8.6.2007, 5 years; Manohar Parrikar, 24.10.2000, and from 9th March, 2012 incumbent.

Kerala EMS Namboodiripad, 5.4.1957, 4 years; K. Karunakaran, 25.3.1977, 10 years; A.K. Antony, 27.4.1977, 5 years; O. Chandy, 15.5.2011 incumbent. No President Rule imposed till date.

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Madhya Pradesh Ravi Sh. Shukla, 1.11.1956, 2 months; Kailash Nath Katju, 31.1.1957, 5 years; Shyam Charan Shukla, 26.3.1969, 7 years; Arjun Singh, 8.6.1980, 9 years; Motilal Vora, 13.3.1985, 3 years; Digvijay Singh, 7.12.1993, 10 years; Uma Bharti, 8.12.2003, 8 months; Shivraj S. Chauhan, 29.11.2005 incumbent.

Rajasthan Heera Lal Shastri, 7.4.1949, 2 years; Mohan Lal Sukhadia, 13.11.1954, 16 years; Bhairon S.Shekhawat, 22.6.1977, 11 years; Vasundhra R. Scindia, 8.12.2003, 5 years; Ashok Gehlot, 1.12.1998, incumbent. No President Rule imposed till date.

Sikkim K.L. Dorjee, 16.5.1975, 4 years; Narbahadur, 18.10.1979, 14 years; Pawan K. Chamling, 12.12.1994 incumbent.

Maharashtra Yashwant Rao Chavan, 1.5.1960, 2 years; Vasant Rao Naik, 5.12.1963, 12 years; Sharad Pawar, 18.7.1978, 6 years; Manohar Joshi, 14.3.1995, 4 years; Vilasrao Deshmukh, 18.10.1999, 8 years; Ashok Chavan, 8.12.2008, 2 years; Prithviraj Chauhan, 11.11.2010 incumbent.

Tamilnadu C.N. Annadurai, 14.1.1969, 2 months; M. Karunanidhi, 10.2.1969, 21 years; M.G. Ramchandran, 30.6.1977, 9 years; Jayalalitha, 1991 & 16.5.2011 incumbent.

Manipur M. Koireng, 1.7.1963, 4 years; Okram Ibodi Singh, 7.3.2002 incumbent.

Tripura Sachindra Lal Singh, 1.7.1963, 8 years; Sukhmay Sen Gupta, 20.3.1972, 5 years; S.R. Majumdar, 5.2.1988, 4 years; Dasrath Deb, 10.4.1993, 5 years; Manik Sarkar, 11.3.1998 incumbent.

Meghalaya W.A. Sangma, 2.4.1970, 13 years; P.A. Sangma, 6.2.1988, 2 years; Mukul Sangma, 20.4.2010 incumbent.

Uttrakhand Nityanand Swami, 9.11.2000, 1 year; Ramesh Pokhriyal, 24.6.2009, 2 years; Bhuvan Khanduri, 8.3.2007, 4 years; Vijay Bahuguna, 13.3.2012 incumbent; No President Rule imposed till date.

Mizoram Ch. Chhunga, 3.5.1972, 5 years; Thenphingo Sailo, 2.6.1978, 5 years; Pu. Lalthanawala, 5.5.1984 incumbent.

Nagaland P. Shilu Ao, 1.12.1963, 3 years; Hokish Sema, 22.2.1969, 8 years; Neiphin Roi, 6.3.2003 incumbent.

Uttar Pradesh Govind Ballabh Pant, 15.8.1947, 7 years; Sampurna Nand, 28.12.1954, 6 years; Chandra Bhan Gupta, 7.12.1960, 5 years; Charan Singh, 3.4.1967, 2 years; Kamla pati Tripathi, 4.4.1971, 2 years; Hemvati N. Bahuguna, 8.11.1973, 2 years; Narayan Dutt Tewari, 21.1.1976, 4 years; Ram Naresh Yadav, 23.6.1977, 2 years; Banarsi Das, 28.2.1979, 1 year; Vishwanath Pr. Singh, 9.6.1980, 2 years; Vir Bahadur Singh, 24.9.1985, 3 years; Mulayam Singh Yadav, 5.12.1989, 8 years; Kalyan Singh, 24.6.1991, 3 years; Ram Prakash Gupta,12.11.1999, 1 year; Rajnath Singh, 28.10.2000, 2 years; Mayawati, 3.6.1995, 7 years; Akhilesh Yadav, 15.03.2012 incumbent.

Odisha Hare Krishna Mehtab, 26.1.1950, 5 years; Biju Patnaik, 28.6.1961, 8 years; Nandni Satpathy, 14.6.1972, 4 years; Naveen Patnaik, 5.3.2000 incumbent.

Puducherry Edward Goubert, 1.7.1963, 1 year; MOH Farooq, 17.3.1969, 10 years; N. Rangaswami, 27.10.2001 incumbent. No President Rule imposed till date.

Punjab Gopi Chand Bhargava, 15.8.1947, 5 years; Surjit Singh Barnala, 29.9.1985, 2 years; Beant Singh, 25.2.1992, 3 years; Rajendra Bhattal, 21.1.1996, 1 year; Prakash Singh Badal, 27.3.1970, 9 years and since 1.3.2007 incumbent.

Paschim Banga Prafullo Chand Ghosh, 15.8.1947, 1 year; Jyoti Basu, 21.6.1977, 23 years; Buddhadev Bhattacharya, 6.11.2000, 2 yrs; Mamta Banerjee, 20.5.2011 incumbent.

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Profiles of Chief Ministers

Andhra Pradesh

andamuri Taraka Rama Rao, born 28th May, 1923, popularly known as NTR, was a Film Actor, Director and Producer also served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for three terms between 1983 and 1995. He founded Telugu Desam Party TDP in 1982. He died on 18th January, 1996. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, born April, 1950 is TDP President from 1996 onwards. He served as Chief Minister from 1995 till 2004 i.e. for 3378 days. Tony Blair and Bill Clinton both visited him in Hyderabad to honour him for his work in the State. 20th

belongs to Janata Dal United Party. He was Minister of Railway from 19th March, 1998 to 5th August, 1999 and 20th March, 2001 to 21st May, 2004 and also as Agriculture Minister from 22nd November, 1999 to 3rd March, 2000 and 27th May, 2000 to 21st July, 2001. He is a teetotaller and does not smoke. Chhatisgarh Ajit Jogi, born 29th April, 1946, was the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh from 1st November, 2000 to 7th December, 2003 i.e. for 1135 days. B.Tech. (Mech.) from Bhopal. Worked as a Lecturer in Govt. Engineering College, Raipur and selected for Indian Police Service and Indian Administrative Service also. After a major car accident in 2004, he was seriously injured and since then he has become a wheel chair user. Delhi, NCR Sushma Swaraj, born 14th February, 1952 was Chief Minister of Delhi from 13th October, 1998 to 3rd December, 1998. She is the leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha. She was also Minister of Information and Broadcasting on 3 terms from 1996 to 2003. She had contested ten direct elections in her long political career. B.A., LL.B. and was an Advocate before Supreme Court of India. Her husband Swaraj Kaushal (born 12th July, 1952) is also practising before Supreme Court of India as Criminal Lawyer who has distinction of being India's youngest ever Governor of Mizoram at the age of 37 years. Sheila Dikshit, born 31st March, 1938, is serving as Chief Minister of Delhi since 1998. M.A., During 1984-1989,

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, born 8th July, 1949 was a two time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009 till his death on 2nd September, 2009. He was elected to 9th to 12th Lok Sabha from Kadapa constituency and to Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five terms from Pulivendula constituency. He won every election he contested. He died on a helicopter crash in Nallamala forest area on 2nd September, 2009. Bihar Laloo Prasad Yadav, born 11th June, 1947, B.A., LL.B., M.A. (Pol. Sc.) was Chief Minister of Bihar from 1990 till 1997 i.e. 2689 days. His wife Rabri Devi was also Chief Minister from 25th July, 1997 till 11th February, 1999 i.e. for 2718 days. He was the Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009. He is President of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Constituency Saran, Bihar. Nitish Kumar, born 1st March, 1951 is current Chief Minister of Bihar from 24th November, 2005 onwards. He

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she was Member of Parliament from Kannauj. She has also served as a Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs during 19861989. Gujarat

2nd November, 2002 to 2nd November, 2005. He founded J&K People's Democratic Party in July, 1999. In 1989, when he was Union Minister for Home Affairs, his one of three daughters was kidnapped by terrorists and was released in exchange of release of five militants. Maharashtra

arendra Modi, full name Narendra Damodardas Modi, born 17th September, 1950 is the current chief minister of Gujarat. M.A. Pol.Sc. He is unmarried. He became the chief minister of Gujarat on 7th October 2001 and the longest serving Chief Minister in Gujarat till third term. His constituency is Mani Nagar, near Ahmedabad. Modi is a famous figure globally. In his State, he himself ordered for demolition of Hindu temples that were built without proper government sanction. On 27th February, 2002, a train was burnt at Godhra in which 59 Hindus were died and in response, riots broke out and more than 1000 people died of both community. He deputed Army to control the situation even his administration was accused for it. As a Chief Minister, he visited China, Japan, Singapore etc. to attract foreign investers in the State. Modi announced a Ban on Gutkha with effect from 11th September, 2012. Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda, born 15th September, 1947 is Chief Minister of Haryana from 5th March, 2005. He began second term in October 2009. Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah, born 10th March, 1970 is 11th and youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir since 5th January, 2009. He was also Union Minister of State for External affairs from 23rd July, 2001 to 23rd December, 2002. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, born 12th January, 1936, was Chief Minister from

harad Pawar, full name Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar, born 12th December, 1940, is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999. He was Chief Minister for three terms from 18th July, 1978 to 17th February, 1980, 26th June, 1988 to 25th June, 1991 and 6th March, 1993 to 14th March, 1995. Presently he is Minister of Agriculture. He has also served as Chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 2005 to 2008. Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh, born 26th May, 1945 was two time Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18th October, 1999 to 16th January, 2003 and 7th September, 2004 to 5th December, 2008. He was Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises also. He died on 14th August, 2012 due to failure of Kidney and Liver at Chennai. Sushil Kumar Shinde, born 4th September, 1941, was Chief Minister from 18th January, 2003 to 4th November, 2004. He was also Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 4th November, 2004 to 29th January, 2006. He has also served as Power Minister during 2006 to July, 2012. Presently he is Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs since 31.7.2012. Meghalaya P.A. Sangma, full name Purno Agitok Sangma, born on 1st September, 1947

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was Chief Minister from 1988 to 1990. He was Speaker of Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998. He has a Master degree in Political science. Punjab Prakash Singh Badal, born 8th December, 1927 is Chief Minister of Punjab since 2007. This is his 5th term as Chief Minister. Previously he has served from 1970-71, 1977-1980, 19972000 and 2007-2012. Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot, born 3rd May, 1951, Masters degree in Economics. Active in politics since 7th Lok Sabha in 1980. Presently he is Chief Minister from 13th December, 2008 in his second term. Also served as Union Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation. His first tenure of Chief Minister was from 1st December, 1998 to 8th December, 2003. Tamilnadu Jayalalitha Jayaram, born 24th February, 1948, is Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She was a popular film star in Indian cinema before her entry into politics. She is General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and is Single. Presently she is Chief Minister since 16th May, 2011 which is her 4th terms. Previously she was Chief Minister from 24th June, 1991 to 12th May 1996; 14th May, 2001 to 21st September, 2001 and 2nd March, 2002 to 12th May, 2006. Uttrakhand Vijay Bahuguna, born 28th February, 1947 is current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 13th March, 2012 onwards. He is son of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, who was Chief Minister of

Uttar Pradesh. Before joining politics, he was High Court Judge. B.C. Khanduri, full name is Maj. Gen. (Retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, born 1st October, 1934, has served as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand two times from 200709 and 2011-12. Uttar Pradesh

ayawati, Date of Birth 15th January, 1956. B.A.,LL.B. Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 4 times i.e. from 13th June, 1995 to 18th October, 1995; 21st st September, 1997; March, 1997 to 21 3rd May, 2002 to 29th August, 2003 and 4th times from 13th May, 2007 to 7th March, 2012. Mulayam Singh Yadav Date of Birth 22nd November, 1939. Post Graduate. Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times i.e. from 5th December, 1989 to 24th June, 1991; 5th December,1993 to 3rd June, 1995 and from 29th August, 2003 to 11th May, 2007. Narayan Dutt Tewari, Date of Birth 18th October, 1925. Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for three times, i.e. 1st January, 1976 to 1st April, 1977; 1st August, 1984 to 1st September, 1985 and 1st June, 1988 to 1st December, 1988. Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 22nd August, 2007. Kalyan Singh, Date of Birth 5th January, 1932, B.A. Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times i.e. from 21st September, 1997 to 21st Feb., 1998; 23rd February, 1998 to 12th November, 1999 and 24th June, 1991 to 6th December, 1992. Babri Masjid was demolished during his period on 6th December, 1991. Raj Nath Singh, Date of Birth 10th July, 1951. Post Graduate. He was lecturer of Physics at Gorakhpur. Became Chief

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Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 28th October, 2000 to 8th March, 2002. Akhilesh Yadav, Date of Birth 1st July, 1973 is current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 15th March, 2012. He is the youngest person to hold the office of Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh. He is a B.Tech. (Civil Engg.) from Mysore and Marine Engineering from Sydney. His wife Dimple Yadav is also elected unopposed from Kannauj Lok Sabha. West Bengal Jyoti Basu, Jyoti (Rindra) Basu, born 8th July, 1914 was Chief Minister of West

Bengal from 21st June, 1977 to 6th November, 2000, making him longest serving Chief Minister of any state of India. He was a member of the CPI(M) from its founding in 1964 till 2008. He died on 17th January, 2010. Mamta Banerjee, born 5th January, 1955 is 11th Chief Minister of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. She had founded All India Trinamool Congress, TMC in 1997 and became its chairperson. She also served as Railway Minister twice. She always wears Saree and does not wear any cosmetic or jewellery. She has remained single throughout her life.

Politically Related Persons

A.K. Antony, full name Arackaparambil Kurien Antony, born 28th December, 1940, is the current Defence Minister of India since 26th October, 2006. He has also served as Chief Minister of Kerala from 17th May 2001 to 29th August, 2004. B.A., LL.B. George Fernandez, born 3rd June, 1930 is member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar from Janata Dal (United) and was the founder of the Samata Party. He has held several ministerial posts on Defence, Railways, Industry, Tele Communication etc. In 1977 when he was Union Minister of Industries, he ordered to leave Coca Cola and IBM, multinational companies of America. Konkan Railway project was started during his tenure as railway minister from 1989 to 1990. Jaswant Singh, born 3rd January, 1938 has worked as Union Cabinet Minister of Finance from 16th May, 1996 to 1st June, 1996, Defence Minister in 2002, Minister of External Affairs from 5th December, 1998 to 1st July, 2002 and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. Before coming into politics, he was in Indian Army in 1960s. Lal Krishna Advani, born 8th November, 1927 is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Minister of Home Affairs during prime Ministership of Atal Behari Vajpayee. Maneka Gandhi, born 26th August, 1956, wife of Sanjay Gandhi is Animal Rights Activist, Environmentalist etc. She founded her own political party, Rashtriya Sanjay Manch. Maneka joined BJP and won from Pilibhit. She has won 5 out of the 6 times she has contested from Pilibhit. In 2009, Maneka fought and won from neighbouring Aonla while her son, Varun Gandhi fought and won from Pilibhit. Meira Kumar, born 31st March, 1945 is an Indian politician and five time Member of Parliament and daughter of Babu Jagjivan Ram. She was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker

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of Lok Sabha on 3rd June, 2009. She is M.A, L.L.B from Delhi University. Since 1973 till entry into politics in 1985, she had travelled many countries. She is a sportswoman and holds medals for rifle shooting. P. Chidambaram, Full name Palaniappan Chidambaram, born 16th September, 1945 is current Finance Minister since 31st July, 2012. He had also served as Finance Minister from May 2004 to November 2008, as Home Minister for more than 3 years. He is B.Sc.,LL.B., M.B.A. Before coming into politics, he was Senior Advocate in Chennai High Court during 1984. Even today he practices in Supreme Courts as well as High Courts in Delhi, Chennai etc. He is from Sivaganga constituency of Tamil Nadu. His grandfather and family were Cofounder of Indian Overseas Bank, Indian Bank, United India Insurance and Annamalai University.

in 2002 he worked as Director in Bombay based company Backops Services Private Ltd. In 2009, Rahul Gandhi won Amethi seat by a margin of over 333,000 votes. He was arrested by U.P. Police in May, 2011 at Bhatta Parsaul village when he turned out in support of farmers for more compensation of their land for a Highway project.

onia Gandhi, Real name Antonia Edvige Albina Maino, born Italy, 9th December, 1946, is the President of the Indian National Congress. She joined politics in 1997 and was elected as leader of the Congress. She became the longest serving president in the history of the Congress party. Varun Feroze Gandhi, born 13th March, 1980, is member of Lok Sabha from Pilibhit Constituency. Completed Masters Degree in Public Policy from London in 2004. In 2009 general election, Varun Gandhi won from Pilibhit by a margin of 280000 votes. Yashwant Sinha, born 6th November, 1937 was Finance Minister in 1990 under prime ministership of Chandra Shekhar and March, 1998 to July, 2002 in Atal Behari Vajpayee prime ministership. Yashwant Sinha was in I.A.S. Service from 1960 for almost 25 years.

ahul Gandhi, born 19th June, 1970 is Member of Parliament of India from Amethi constituency. He is the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party and Chairman of Congress panel for 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He did B.A. in 1994 and M. Phil. from Cambridge in 1995. His pseudonym (a name that is assumed for hiding himself from real identity) was Raul Vinci. Rahul Gandhi worked in Monitor Group in London and

Political Leaders who served the Nation

adhav Rao Scindia, born 10th March, 1945 was Maharaja of Gwalior. Post Graduate from Oxford University. He never lost election since 1971. He was Railway Minister from 22nd October, 1986 till 1st December, 1989 and Minister of Civil

Aviation. He died in a plane crash in Mainpuri on 30th September, 2001.

ajesh Pilot, Full Name Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Vidhudi, born 10th February, 1945 was a Sqn. Ldr. pilot in Indian Air Force before joining Politics. Sine he was a Pilot, he was

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popularly known as Rajesh Pilot. He died on 11th June, 2000 in a car accident near Jaipur.

agjiwan Ram, Date of Birth 5th April, 1908, popularly known as Babuji. He was in first Indian Cabinet on 15th August, 1947 as Labour Minister. He was also Railway Minister from 1956 to 1962, Agriculture Minister from 1967 to 1970 and 1974 to 1977 and Defence Minister from 1970 to 1974. In his tenure, Indo Pak War was held in 1971. He expired on 6th July, 1986. Rest Place is Samta Sthal.

At Johannesburg, he adopted his first Satyagrah on 11th September, 1906. He returned to India in 1915. He assumed leadership of Indian National Congress in 1921. On 31st December, 1929, the Flag of India was unfurled in Lahore. He was honoured with Mahatma by Ravindra Nath Tagore. He led campaign for achieving Independence from Britishers, Poverty, Women's rights, ending Untouchability etc. He opposed the Salt tax led by British Govt. by marching to Dandi sea beach from Ahmedabad, about 400 kms. away. About 60000 persons were arrested including himself. He was imprisoned for many years in South Africa as well as India on many occasions. During 1930 in prison, his secretary Mahadev Desai died of a heart attack and his wife Kasturba died on 22nd February, 1944. He also suffered a severe Malaria attack and was released on 6th May, 1944. On 30th January, 1948, Gandhi was shot while he was walking for prayer meeting at Birla House, New Delhi (a House of Ghanshyam Das Birla) by Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte who were later executed on 15th November, 1949. His memorials are at Raj Ghat.

ahatma Gandhi, full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born at Kirti Nagar, Porbandar, Gujarat on 2nd October, 1869, celebrated as National Holiday in India and International Day of Nonviolence worldwide. His father was Karamchand Gandhi and mother was Putli Bai and grand father was Uttam Chand. He married at the age of 13 only with Kasturbai Makhanji. They had four children named Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas. On 4th September 1888, Gandhi travelled to London to study law at University College, London. Gandhi was a lawyer in South Africa. In South Africa, Gandhi faced the discrimination on him and other Indians. He was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg after refusing to move from the 1st class to 3rd class coach even holding a valid first class ticket. He was beaten by a driver for refusing to make room for a European passenger.

himrao Ramji Ambedkar, born 14th April, 1891, was Chairman of Drafting Committee of India Constitution. On 15th August, 1947 during first Indian Cabinet he was Law Minister. He was jurist, anthropologist, orator, economist, teacher and editor. He was awarded Bharat Ratna award in 1990 posthumously. He died on 6th December, 1956 at Delhi but was cremated at Chowpatti, Mumbai.

Women Chief Ministers of India

The First Woman Chief Minister in India was Sucheta Kriplani in Uttar Pradesh who served from October, 1963 to March, 1967. Other Chief Minister from

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Uttar Pradesh was Mayawati. The Chief Ministers of other States were Nandini Satpathy (Orissa), Shashikala Kadokar (Goa), Syeda Anwar Taimur (Asom), Janki Ramchandran and J. Jayalalitha

(Tamil Nadu), Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Punjab), Rabri Devi (Bihar), Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dixit (NCR Delhi), Uma Bharti (Madhya Pradesh) and Vasundhra Raje Scindia (Rajasthan).

Defence Ministers of India

The first Defence Minister was Baldeo Singh from 1947 till 1952. The other Defence Ministers were Kailash Nath Katju (1955-1957), V.K. Krishnan Menon (1957-1962), Yashwant Rao Chavan (1962-1966), Jagjiwan Ram (1970-74), Bansi Lal (1975 to 1977), R. Venkatraman (1982-1984), Rajiv Gandhi (1985 to 1987) check, V.P. Singh (1987-1990), K.C. Pant (19871989), Chandra Shekhar (November, 1990 to June, 1991), Sharad Pawar (June, 1991 to March, 1993), P.V. Narsimha Rao (March 1993 to May, 1996), Pramod Mahajan (May, 1996 to June, 1996), Mulayam Singh Yadav (June, 1996 to March, 1998), George Fernandes (March, 1998 to 2001 and 2001-2004), Jaswant Singh (2001), Pranab Mukherjee (May, 2004 to October, 2006), and presently A.K. Antony from 24th October, 2006 onwards.

Home Ministers of India

The first Home Minister was Vallabh Bhai Patel. Thereafter K.N. Katju, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Gulzari Lal Nanda, Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai, Giani Zail Singh, R. Venkatraman, P.V. Narsimha Rao, Charan Singh, L.K. Advani, P. Chidambaram and Sushil Kumar Shinde have served as Home Minister.

Railway Ministers of India

The First Railway Minister was John Mathai. Thereafter Jagjivan Ram, Gulzari Lal Nanda, Madhu Dandwate, Bansi Lal, Madhav Rao Scindia, George Fernandez, C.K. Jaffer Sheriff, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Ram Vilas Paswan, Nitish Kumar, Mamta Banerjee have served as Railway Minister.

Finance Ministers of India

The First Minister of Finance was Liaquat Ali Khan. Thereafter John Mathai, J.L. Nehru, Morarji Desai, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, R. Venkatraman, Pranab Mukherjee, V.P. Singh, Rajiv Gandhi, Madhu Dandwate, Yashwant Sinha, Man Mohan Singh, P. Chidambaram and I.K. Gujral have served the nation as Finance Minister.

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Presidents and Prime Ministers as Chief Minister

Before taking a position of President or Prime Ministers of India, the following were Chief Ministers of the States as Neelam Sanjiv Reddy was of Andhra Pradesh, P.V. Narsimha Rao was of Andhra Pradesh, B.D. Jatti of Karnataka, H.D. Deve Gowda of Karnataka, Morarji Desai of Maharashtra, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was of Rajasthan, Giani Zail Singh of Punjab and Chaudhary Charan Singh and Vishwa Nath Pratap Singh were Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Governors
Governors and Lieutenant Governors are appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. They have similar powers and functions at State level as that of the President of India. Governor exists in States while Lieutenant Governor exists in Union Territories and National Capital Territory of Delhi. He acts as nominal head whereas the real power lies in the hand of Chief Ministers. The rank is present only in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi and Puducherry.

President and Vice President as Governor

Name B.D. Jatti Dr. S.D. Sharma Krishna Kant Zakir Hussain V.V. Giri Pratibha Patil Turned up to President & Vice President President & Vice President Vice President President & Vice President President & Vice President President Governor of the State(s) Governor of Odisha Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana Governor of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Governor of Bihar Governor of Karnataka, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh Governor of Rajasthan

Governors of Uttar Pradesh

The first Governor of Uttar Pradesh after Independence on 15th August, 1947 was Sarojini Naidu upto 1st May, 1949. After that H. Peroshaw Mody remained Governor from 2nd May, 1949 till 1st June, 1952. Kanhiyalal Maniklal Munshi, B.N. Das and T.V. Rajeshwar had completed their 5 year term from 1952 to 1957, 1962-67 and 2004-2009 respectively. Other persons were B. Satya Narain Reddy, Moti Lal Vora, Mohd. Shafiq Qureshi, Romesh Bhandari, Suraj Bhan, Vishnu Kant Shastri and Sudarshan Agarwal. Banwari Lal Joshi is the present Governor from 28th July, 2009.

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Questions related to this part

1-G. Which book is not written by Mahatma Gandhi? (a) The Degeneration of India (b) Story of my Experiment with Truth (c) Hind Swaraj (d) Key to Health 2-L. Which book is not written by any President of India? (a) Ignited Minds (b) An Idealist View of Line (c) My Life and Times (d) New Dimensions of Indias Foreign Policy 3-A. Which Prime Minister used to celebrate his birthday on 29th February? (a) P.V. Narsimha Rao (b) H.D. Deve Gowda (c) Charan Singh (d) Morarji Desai 4-S. Which Chief Minister was for a longest period of time of his State? (a) Vir Bhandra Singh- HimachalPr. (b) Tarun Gogoi - Assam (c) N.Chandrababu NaiduAndhra Pr. (d) Gegong Apang - Arunachal Pr. 5-A. Who was Chief Minister of Delhi during the prime ministership of Smt. Indira Gandhi? (a) Madan Lal Khurana (b) Sahib Singh Verma (c) Sushma Swaraj (d) None of the above 6-S. Which is the State, where President Rule has not been imposed till date? (a) Delhi (b) Chhatisgarh (c) Himachal Pr. (d) Jharkhand 7-A. During childhood, which one was nicknamed as JOE? (a) Atal Behari Vajpayee (b) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c) Vishwanath Pratap Singh (d) Rajiv Gandhi 8-D. Who had not obtained Foreign Degree? (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi (c) Shanker Dayal Sharma (d) Man Mohan Singh any

9-O. Which incident did not take place during prime ministership of Atal Behari Vajpayee? (a) Kargil Invasion (b) Nuclear Bomb Testing (c) IC Flight 814 hijacked (d) Latur Earthquake 10-B. How many rooms are there in Rashtrapati Bhawan in India? (a) 240 (b) 340 (c) 380 (d) 480 11-L. From which constituency, Narendra Modi has contested in the Parliamentary elections in the past? (a) Ankleshwar, Bharuch (b) Dabhoi, Vadodara (c) Maninagar, Ahmedabad (d) Godhra, Panch Mahal 12-S. Which State/Union Territory has not banned officially the use of Tobacco and its products yet? (a) Delhi (b) Gujarat (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Punjab 13-D. Who was a Judge by profession, before entering into Politics? (a) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (b) Bhagat Singh Koshiyari (c) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (d) Vijay Bahuguna 14-H. Who headed the commission to draw the Boundary Line between India and Pakistan? (a) Cyril Radcliffe (b) M.A. Jinnah (c) Lord Mountbatten

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(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 15-O. When was Mahatma Gandhi epicted on Postage Stamp first time? (a) 15 August, 1948 (b) 1 April, 1956 (c) 2 October, 1969 (d) 26 January, 1950 16-B. Who was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at the time of demolition of Babri Masjid on 6th December, 1992? (a) Mayawati (b) Kalyan Singh (c) Mulayam Singh Yadav (d) Rajnath Singh 17-N. Prime (a) (b) (c) (d) Who was the first Non Congress Minister of India? Chowdhry Charan Singh Chandra Shekhar V.P. Singh Morarji Desai

(c) (d)

Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma Chandra Shekhar

23-D. Under whose prime ministership, S.E.B.I. Act was formed in India? (a) Man Mohan Singh (b) Rajiv Gandhi (c) P.V. Narsimha Rao (d) Atal Behari Vajpayee 24-O. Prime (a) (b) (c) (d) Who had never served as Deputy Minister of India? Morarji Desai Chandra Shekhar Charan Singh Lal Krishna Advani

18-B. The first hour of every sitting at Lok Sabha is called? (a) Question Hour (b) Zero Hour (c) Debate Hour (d) Feedback hour 19-S. In which year Feroz Gandhi (father of Rajiv Gandhi) died? (a) 1960 (b) 1965 (c) 1972 (d) 1978 20-A. Who has not served on both the posts of President and Vice President of India? (a) S. Radhakrishnan (b) Mohd. Hidayatullah (c) Neelam Sanjiv Reddy (d) B.D. Jatti 21-G. Delhi, (a) (b) (c) (d) 22-B. which (a) (b) On which particular location in Rashtrapati Bhawan is situated? Janpath 7, Race Course Road Ashok Marg Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue Ekta Sthal is the Rest Place of political leader? Ch. Charan Singh Giani Zail Singh

25-G. Who was the victim student for anti-reservation protest of Mandal Commission during prime ministership of Vishwa Nath Pratap Singh? (a) Rajiv Goswami (b) Ravi Goswami (c) Sunil Goswami (d) Saurabh Goswami 26-N. On what major ground in 1975, Emergency was declared by Smt. Indira Gandhi? (a) Opposition Violent Acts (b) To control increase of population (c) Violation of Election Laws (d) Riots all over India 27-B. Which State has given maximum number of leaders in our country? (a) Punjab (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Rajasthan 28-B. For how long Emergency was declared by Smt. Indira Gandhi? (a) 2 months (b) 7 months (c) 13 months (d) 19 months 29-G. For how many terms did Smt. Indira Gandhi served as Prime Minister of India? (a) Two terms (b) Three terms (c) Four terms (d) Five terms 30-L. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagrah?

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Dandi England

(b) (d)

Champaran South Africa

31-N. Of which Political leader in India, Chitrabhoomi is his Rest Place? (a) Giani Zail Singh (b) B.R. Ambedkar (c) Faqruddin Ali Ahmed (d) Morarji Desai 32-S. On which date it was announced that India and Pakistan would be two separate Countries? (a) 3rd June, 1947 (b) 10th June, 1947 (c) 3rd August, 1947 (d) 14th August, 1947 33-O. Name the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who was Defence Lawyer in Kakori Case earlier? (a) Govind Ballabh Pant (b) Chandra Bhanu Gupta (c) Narayan Dutt Tewari (d) Kamla Pati Tripathi 34-B. On which Portfolio, Dr. Man Mohan Singh has not worked till date?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Governor of RBI Finance Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Home Affairs

35-G. From which Constituency, Jawahar Lal Nehru had contested and became Member of Parliament? (a) Allahabad (b) Amethi (c) Rae Bareli (d) Phulpur 36-L. On whose Presidentship, B.D. Jatti was Vice President of India? (a) Neelam S. Reddy (b) Giani Zail Singh (c) V.V. Giri (d) Faqruddin Ali Ahmed 37-N. Which Chief Minister of Haryana has served for maximum days till the end of 2012? (a) Om Prakash Chautala (b) Bhajan Lal (c) Bansi Lal (d) Bhupinder Singh Hooda 38-

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