Which of these politicians was the first Prime Minister of India?

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian independence activist, and subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. Nehru was elected by the Congress to assume office as independent India's first Prime Minister, although the question of leadership had been settled as far back as 1941 when Gandhi acknowledged Nehru as his political heir and successor. As Prime Minister, he set out to realize his vision of India.

The Constitution of India was enacted in 1950, after which he embarked on an ambitious program of economic, social and political reforms. Chiefly, he oversaw India's transition from a colony to a republic, while nurturing a plural, multi-party system.

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Albert

Would be better if written as Jawaharlal Nehru.

Satish Chandran

Great leader,his daughter Mrs. Indira Ghandhi,,grand son Mr. Rajeev Ghandhi became Prime Ministers,later.

Satish Chandran

Dennis Walker, Pandit related to Elite caste.

Dennis Walker

Pandit (a sobriquet) is Hindi for “teacher”

Albert

Nehru jackets designed in India, back in the 1940s, the jacket belongs to the pre-independence era.

Albert

Stephen Knapp, For that why did you copy-past from the Wikipedia?

lls

Richard G Schwartz, Folks used to say very late 50's through the late 60's. I've always loved that design! Looks good on anyone, I think...esp. Tommy James of the Shondells...

Stephen Knapp

Jawaharlal Nehru (/ˈneɪru, ˈnɛru/;[1] Hindi: [ˈdʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru] (About this soundlisten); 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian independence activist and, subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India, as well as a central figure in Indian politics both before and after independence. He emerged as an eminent leader of the Indian independence movement, serving India as Prime Minister from its establishment in 1947 as an independent nation, until his death in 1964. He was also known as Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit community, while Indian children knew him better as Chacha Nehru (Hindi: Uncle Nehru). So the answer is not correct as it was not his real name only an also known as like a nickname! This is misleading not using his proper name as answer choice!

Richard G Schwartz

When were Nehru jackets invented?

billyboy915

The author or Quizzclub should do a bit more research. Pandit (Sanskrit: पण्डित, romanized: paṇḍita; Hindi: पंडित; also spelled pundit, pronounced /ˈpʌndɪt, ˈpændɪt/; abbreviated as Pt. or Pdt.; Pandita or Panditain can refer to a female pandit or the wife of a pandit) is a person with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism. Pandit is NOT his name!