Question

The person who was the Deputy Prime Minister for the shortest time:

• A. Patel
• B. Y B Chavan
• C. Desai
• D. Indira Gandhi

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Y B Chavan

• Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (born March 12, 1913, Devrashtre, India—died November 25, 1984, New Delhi) was an Indian politician and government official who was prominent in the independence movement against British rule and became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
• He served as the third chief minister (head of government) of Bombay state in independent India (1956–60) and as the first chief minister of Maharashtra state (1960–62) after it had been formed from the larger entity.