First Cabinet Ministers of India after Independence Quiz

1. Who served as independent India’s first Finance Minister?

A.

R. K. Shanmukham Chetty


B.

John Matthai


C.

C. D. Deshmukh


D.

T. T. Krishnamachari


Answer:

Option A: R. K. Shanmukham Chetty



2. Who was the first Minister of External Affairs?

A.

Lal Bahadur Shastri


B.

Gulzarilal Nanda


C.

Jawaharlal Nehru


D.

Swaran Singh


Answer:

Option C: Jawaharlal Nehru



3. Who was India’s first Minister of Defence?

A.

V. K. Krishna Menon


B.

Kailash Nath Katju


C.

N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar


D.

Baldev Singh


Answer:

Option D: Baldev Singh



4. Who was the first Law and Justice Minister of independent India?

A.

Kailash Nath Katju


B.

B. R. Ambedkar


C.

Charu Chandra Biswas


D.

Ashoke Kumar Sen


Answer:

Option B: B. R. Ambedkar



5. Who served as independent India’s first Railway Minister?

A.

N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar


B.

Lal Bahadur Shastri


C.

John Matthai


D.

Jagjivan Ram


Answer:

Option C: John Matthai



6. Who was independent India’s first Home Minister?

A.

Jawaharlal Nehru


B.

C. Rajagopalachari


C.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


D.

Kailash Nath Katju


Answer:

Option C: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel



7. Who became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government?

A.

Abul Kalam Azad


B.

M. C. Chagla


C.

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed


D.

Triguna Sen


Answer:

Option A: Abul Kalam Azad



8. Who was the first Health Minister of India?

A.

Sushila Nayar


B.

Amrit Kaur


C.

Karan Singh


D.

Raj Narain


Answer:

Option B: Amrit Kaur



9. Who was the first Minister of Industries and Supplies of independent India?

A.

Harekrushna Mahtab


B.

Nityanand Kanungo


C.

Syama Prasad Mukherjee


D.

H. C. Dasappa


Answer:

Option C: Syama Prasad Mukherjee



10. Who was the first Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions?

A.

Indira Gandhi


B.

Charan Singh


C.

Morarji Desai


D.

Hirubhai M. Patel


Answer:

Option A: Indira Gandhi



11. Who served as the first Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government?

A.

Jairamdas Daulatram


B.

Rajendra Prasad


C.

K. M. Munshi


D.

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai


Answer:

Option B: Rajendra Prasad



12. Who was India’s first Minister of Labour?

A.

Jaisukhlal Hathi


B.

Gulzarilal Nanda


C.

V. V. Giri


D.

Jagjivan Ram


Answer:

Option D: Jagjivan Ram



13. Who became the first Communications Minister of Independent India?

A.

Raj Bahadur


B.

Jagjivan Ram


C.

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai


D.

P. Subbarayan


Answer:

Option C: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai



14. Who was India’s first Minister for Information and Broadcasting?

A.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


B.

B. V. Keskar


C.

R. R. Diwakar


D.

Bezawada Gopala Reddy


Answer:

Option A: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel



15. Who was the first Minister of Works, Mines and Power?

A.

C. Subramaniam


B.

Narhar Vishnu Gadgil


C.

N. Sanjeeva Reddy


D.

M. Chenna Reddy


Answer:

Option B: Narhar Vishnu Gadgil



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