Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers resigned before facing a vote of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha ?

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Q: 68 (CDS-I/2010)
Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers resigned before facing a vote of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha ?

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Polity

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CDS-I

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{'indian prime ministers': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'chaudhary charan singh': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'chandra shekhar': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'morarji desai': [1, 1, 6, 3]}

The correct answer to the question is Chandra Shekhar.

Chandra Shekhar served as the 8th Prime Minister of India from November 1990 to June 1991. He resigned from the post of Prime Minister after he lost the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha on March 20, 1991. This was the first time in India's history that a Prime Minister had resigned after losing a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.

Morarji Desai served as the 4th Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979. He did not resign after facing a vote of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha, but instead, he advised the President to dissolve the Lok Sabha and call for fresh elections.

Charan Singh served as the 5th Prime Minister of India for a brief period of five months in 1979-80. He did not resign after facing a vote of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha, but his government fell due to defections and lack of majority support.

VP Singh served as the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990. He did not resign after facing a vote of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha, but his government fell due to withdrawal of support by some of his coalition partners.

Therefore, the correct answer is Chandra Shekhar.