Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’ and hailed from Gujarat?

Mahatma Gandhi
Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Morarji Desai

The correct answer is: b) Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India and the Home Minister of India. He is also known as the “Iron Man of India” for his role in uniting the 562 princely states of India into the Indian Union. He was born in Karamsad, Gujarat, in 1875. He was a lawyer by profession and started his political career as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and played a key role in the Indian independence movement. After independence, he was instrumental in the integration of the princely states into the Indian Union. He died in 1950.

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement and is considered the father of modern India. He was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in 1869. He was a lawyer by profession and started his political career as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a proponent of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience. He led the Indian independence movement against British rule for over two decades. He was assassinated in 1948.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, in 1889. He was a lawyer by profession and started his political career as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and played a key role in the Indian independence movement. After independence, he was the first Prime Minister of India and served in that position until his death in 1964.

Morarji Desai was the third Prime Minister of India. He was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, in 1896. He was a lawyer by profession and started his political career as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and played a key role in the Indian independence movement. After independence, he served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1963 to 1971. He was the Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979.