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State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 74

In the Interim Government formed in 1946, who was given the Labour portfolio?

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh
  3. Syed Ali Zaheer
  4. Jagjivan Ram
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (D) Jagjivan Ram

Explanation

Jagjivan Ram became Labour Member in the Interim Government (September 1946).

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: he held Food and Agriculture.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in the interim cabinet.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: he held Law (initially).

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: Jagjivan Ram held Labour.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.