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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 63

Who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent India? A. K. Kamaraj B. Morarji Desai C. Sardar Vallabhbai Patel D. C. Rajagopalachari

  1. A

  2. B

  3. D

  4. C

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Answer: (D) C

Explanation

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was independent India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister (1947–1950), serving under Jawaharlal Nehru. Morarji Desai later became Deputy PM in 1967.