Union Executive Test - 2

• Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi  was an Indian politician and a central figure of the  Indian National Congress.
• She was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India.
• Indira Gandhi  was the  daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru , the first prime minister of India.
• She served as  prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977  and again from January 1980 until her  assassination in October 1984 , making her the  second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father. 

The duty of the Prime Minister to furnish information to the President is enshrined in  Article 78   of the Indian Constitution  

• According to this article, it is the duty of the Prime Minister to:
  • Communicate to the President   all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation.
  • Furnish such information  relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation as the President may call for.
  • Submit for the consideration   of the Council of Ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister but which has not been considered by the Council, if the President so requires.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
• He was also the first Home Minister of India.
• He is known as the 'Unifier for India 'and 'Iron Man of India '.
• He established the modern All India Services system in India.
• The Statue of Unity which depicts Vallabhbhai Patel is the world 's tallest statue (182 metres) located  in Gujarat.
• It is  located between the mountain ranges of Vindhyachal and Satpuda.
• Noted sculptor Ram V. Sutar, a Padma Bhushan Awardee, who has created over 40 monumental sculptures over the past 40 years was designated as the sculptor for the Statue of Unity.

Lal Bahadur Shastri   was the second Prime minister in India.

• He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1965.
• He was the Prime Minister of India during the  Indo-Pak war in 1965.
• His birthday also falls on  2^nd  O ctober   along with Mahatma Gandhi 's birthday.
• The famous slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan "was raised by  Lal Bahadur Shastri.
• He signed on  Tashkent Declaration  along with the then-President  of Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan on  10^th  January 1966.
• He is the first prime minister to die abroad.
• He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1966.
• He was the first person to receive  Bharat Ratna posthumously.
• The resting place of  Lal Bahadur Shastri is called  Vijayghat.

• According to  Article 75,
  • The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  • The Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.
  • The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People.
• Prime Minister  is the real executive  authority that is the   de facto  executive.
• President   is the nominal executive  authority that is the   de jure  executive.
• The Prime Minister may be a  member of any of the two houses  of Parliament.
• The  salary and allowances  of the Prime Minister are  determined by the parliament  from time to time.

• Lal Bahadur Shastri  was born on 2 October 1904 in Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh.
• He received the title of  'Shastri '  in the year  1926.
• He  participated in the  Civil Disobedience Movement  in 1930.
• He was also arrested during the  Non-Cooperation Movement  but was released due to his young age.
• The country suffered severe drought during the 1965 war with Pakistan. Then Shastriji appealed to the countrymen to fast for a day.
• He gave the slogan of "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan ".
• He died on 11 January 1966 in Tashkent.
• Indira Gandhi  was the first woman prime minister  of India.
• Jawaharlal Nehru  was the  first prime minister  of India.

• Jawaharlal Nehru  was  India ’s longest-serving prime minister.
• He was independent India ’s first Prime Minister, he assumed office in 1947.
• His birth anniversary is celebrated as  'Children 's Day '  in India because of his advocacy for the cause of children 's education.
• He was popularly called  Chacha Nehru by children.

• The only Indian Prime Minister to die outside India is Lal Bahadur Shastri.
• The first  Prime Minister to born in the  20th  Century (2nd  October 1904) at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri is the first person to  receive Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1966.
• He was the  second PM to die in harness after Nehru.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri  is known as the  Man of Peace.
• The famous slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan '  was raised by  Lal Bahadur Shastri.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is formerly known  as Varanasi Airport.
• Resting place - Vijayghat

• Giani Zail Singh   was the first Sikh to serve as president of India (1982 –87).
• Served in the Rajya Sabha (upper chamber of the Indian parliament) in 1956 –62 and was chief minister  of Punjab in 1972 –77. 
• Giani Zail Singh  further inflamed the government by refusing to sign into law a 1987 bill permitting official censorship of private mail.
• As the question asks who was the President when  Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in  as Prime Minister, the answer will be  Giani Zail Singh.

• Charan Singh  was the 5th Prime Minister of India between  1979 and 1980.
• He was the 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of India.
• He became the Deputy Prime Minister of India in the Morarji Desai government in 1977.
• Charan Singh was the first prime minister in India  to head a minority government in the center.
• He is one of the the  shortest-serving prime minister in India whose tenre was of 170 days.
• Kisan ghat  is the resting place of  Charan Singh.