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Who among the following had the shortest span in office as the Prime Minister of India?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Lal Bahadur Shastri” option2=”Chaudhary Charan Singh” option3=”Chandra Shekhar” option4=”H. D. Deve Gowda” correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n
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\nThe correct answer is B) Chaudhary Charan Singh.
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\nLet’s examine the tenures of the listed Prime Ministers:
\n– Lal Bahadur Shastri: 9 June 1964 \u2013 11 January 1966 (approx. 1 year and 7 months)
\n– Chaudhary Charan Singh: 28 July 1979 \u2013 14 January 1980 (approx. 5 months and 17 days)
\n– Chandra Shekhar: 10 November 1990 \u2013 21 June 1991 (approx. 7 months and 11 days)
\n– H. D. Deve Gowda: 1 June 1996 \u2013 21 April 1997 (approx. 10 months and 20 days)
\nComparing these tenures, Chaudhary Charan Singh had the shortest span in office.
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\nChaudhary Charan Singh’s government was a minority government supported by the Congress party, which later withdrew its support, leading to his resignation without ever facing Parliament. Among the options provided, his term was the shortest. V.P. Singh (Dec 1989 – Nov 1990) also had a relatively short term (just under a year), but he is not among the options.
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Who among the following had the shortest span in office as the Prime Minister of India? [amp_mcq option1=”Lal Bahadur Shastri” option2=”Chaudhary Charan Singh” option3=”Chandra Shekhar” option4=”H. D. Deve Gowda” correct=”option2″] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-1 – 2022 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct answer is B) Chaudhary Charan Singh. Let’s examine the tenures … <\/p>\n

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