Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Min

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Q: 130 (IAS/2007)
Consider the following statements:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year 1977.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'jawaharlal nehru': [11, 2, 14, 10], 'rae bareilly constituency': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'prime minister': [6, 3, 0, 4], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'fourth term': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Option 1 suggests that both statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 1 is indeed accurate as Jawaharlal Nehru was serving his fourth term as Prime Minister when he died. However, statement 2 is inaccurate. He represented Phulpur constituency, Uttar Pradesh and not Rae Bareilly.

Option 2 considers solely statement 3 to be correct. This is indeed correct, as the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India, Morarji Desai, did come into power in 1977.

Option 3 suggests only statement 1 is correct which is true, however, it disregards the accurate statement 3.

Finally, Option 4 correctly identifies statement 1 and 3 as correct fact which makes it the correct answer: Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term when he passed away and the first non-Congress Prime Minister did assume office in 1977. Statement 2 is inaccurate, thus it is omitted.