Home / General Knowledge / PYQ-focused one-liner Q&A set on Indian Prime Ministers

PYQ-focused one-liner Q&A set on Indian Prime Ministers

February 3, 2026
Article

Q: Who was Prime Minister at the time of Indian Independence?

A: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q: Which PM is called the Architect of Modern India?

A: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q: Who introduced Five-Year Plans in India?

A: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q: During whose tenure was the Emergency imposed (1975–77)?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: During whose tenure was the Sino-Indian War (1962) fought?

A: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q: Which PM followed a policy of Non-Alignment?

A: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q: Who is the current Prime Minister of India?

A: Narendra Modi

Q: Who nationalised banks in 1969?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: Who became Prime Minister in 2014 with a full majority after 30 years?

A: Narendra Modi

Q: Which PM launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?

A: Narendra Modi

Q: Who was PM during Pokhran-II nuclear tests?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: Who is known as the Father of Indian Economic Reforms?

A: P. V. Narasimha Rao

Q: Who was the youngest Prime Minister of India?

A: Rajiv Gandhi

Q: Which PM is called Mr Clean?

A: Rajiv Gandhi

Q: Who was the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India?

A: Morarji Desai

Q: Who headed the first Janata Party government?

A: Morarji Desai

Q: During whose tenure was the Anti-Defection Law passed?

A: Rajiv Gandhi

Q: Who promoted computerisation and IT in India?

A: Rajiv Gandhi

Q: During whose tenure did economic liberalisation begin?

A: P. V. Narasimha Rao

Q: Who was Prime Minister during the 1991 economic crisis?

A: P. V. Narasimha Rao

Q: Which PM is known as Ajatashatru (one without enemies)?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: During whose tenure was the Kargil War fought?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: Who launched the Golden Quadrilateral project?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: During whose tenure was GST implemented?

A: Narendra Modi

Q: Which PM is associated with the slogan “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”?

A: Narendra Modi

Q: During whose tenure was Bangladesh created (1971)?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: Which PM was assassinated in 1984?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: Narendra Modi became Prime Minister first in?

A: 2014

Q: Who was Prime Minister during economic liberalisation?

A: P. V. Narasimha Rao

Q: Who headed the government during Emergency (1975)?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: Who was Prime Minister during Pokhran-II nuclear tests?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: Who introduced coalition era stability?

A: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q: Who gave the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”?

A: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q: During whose tenure was the Indo-Pak War of 1965 fought?

A: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q: Which PM died in Tashkent after signing an agreement?

A: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q: Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: Which PM is known as the Iron Lady of India?

A: Indira Gandhi

Q: Who served as PM for the shortest tenure?

A: Gulzarilal Nanda

Q: Who was the first acting Prime Minister of India?

A: Gulzarilal Nanda

Q: Who was Prime Minister during the 2008 global financial crisis?

A: Manmohan Singh

Q: Which PM is called the Architect of Economic Liberalisation?

A: Manmohan Singh

Q: During whose tenure was the RTI Act passed?

A: Manmohan Singh

Q: Who signed the Indo-US Nuclear Deal?

A: Manmohan Singh