Question

Who was the first foreign Minister of free India?
A . Jawaharlal Nehru
B . Gulzari Lal Nanda
C . Lal Bahadur Shastri
D . John Mathai

Answer 1

Hint:The Foreign Minister is the head of External Affairs of the Government of India, in determining India Foreign policy, the Foreign Minister plays a very important role. Number of Foreign ministers who became Prime Ministers like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, P. V. Narasimha Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime Minister of India who also held Foreign Minister.

Complete answer:
 The first prime minister of India was Jawaharlal Nehru who was the central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. One of the eminent leaders of India who served as Prime Minister from its establishment in 1947 as a free Nation. He is known as Chacha Nehru by Indian children and also known as Pandit Nehru because of its roots with the Kashmiri Pandit community. His interest in Indian politics during his time in Britain developed him very much as a student and Barrister.He supported Indian civil rights movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa.
He was holding Foreign Ministry for 17 years and was elected by the Congress to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister.The Constitution of India was enacted in 1950, He started on an ambitious program of economic, social and political reforms. He also took an important and leading role in the Non-Aligned Movement in foreign policy. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of Independent India who is longest serving Foreign Minister Of India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Jawaharlal Nehru was also one of the first nationalist leaders who realized the sufferings of the people of India . He is also regarded as the founder of the modern Indian State by Bhikhu Parekh . He was also a prolific writer in English and wrote a number of books like Discovery of India, Towards Freedom.