Prime Minister practice question for Railways, SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
Which Indian Prime Minister died outside India while holding office?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
B. Lal Bahadur ShastriB. लाल बहादुर शास्त्री
Explanationव्याख्या
Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent on 11 January 1966 while serving as Prime Minister of India.
Tashkent was then part of the Soviet Union and is now the capital of Uzbekistan.
Shastri had travelled there for discussions following the India-Pakistan War of 1965.
The Tashkent Declaration was signed shortly before his death.
His death abroad while holding the office of Prime Minister is a distinctive historical fact.
Following his death, Gulzarilal Nanda served as acting Prime Minister until the appointment of Indira Gandhi.
लाल बहादुर शास्त्री की 11 जनवरी 1966 को भारत के प्रधानमंत्री रहते हुए ताशकंद में मृत्यु हुई। उस समय ताशकंद सोवियत संघ का हिस्सा था और वर्तमान में उज्बेकिस्तान की राजधानी है। शास्त्री 1965 के भारत-पाकिस्तान युद्ध के बाद वार्ता के लिए वहां गए थे। उनकी मृत्यु से कुछ समय पहले ताशकंद घोषणा पर हस्ताक्षर किए गए थे। प्रधानमंत्री पद पर रहते हुए विदेश में उनकी मृत्यु एक विशिष्ट ऐतिहासिक तथ्य है। उनकी मृत्यु के बाद इंदिरा गांधी की नियुक्ति तक गुलजारीलाल नंदा ने कार्यवाहक प्रधानमंत्री के रूप में कार्य किया।
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