Question

Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India?
A.Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.Indira Gandhi
C.Morarji Desai
D.Charan Singh

Answer 1

Hint:
 The prime minister has to maintain majority of members in lok sabha and shall resign if he is not able to gain majority now moving further we will discuss the powers exercised by the Prime Minister. members of Lok Sabha constitute a member elected by universal adult franchise if one party gets the majority then the leader of parties elected as prime Minister.

Complete answer:
Let us see who the Prime Minister is and what position does we hold and according to his position what powers he has which he could use. The Prime Minister is the senior most member of cabinet in the executive of government in a Parliamentary form of Government. The Union Cabinet is headed by him and the Prime Minister is appointed by the President of India.The Prime Minister represents the country in various delegations and high-level meetings. Prime Minister is the leader of the Coalition which has a majority in Lok Sabha.Constitutionally, the Prime Minister may be a member of any of the two houses of Parliament. Indira Gandhi was the first lady Prime Minister and she was also the first member of Rajya Sabha to be appointed as prime Minister.The full name of Indira Gandhi is Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi.She was a recognised figure of Indian National Congress.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The Prime Minister of a coalition government cannot take decisions as he likes. The survival of the government depends.on coalition partners and other parties.hence he cannot take decisions independently.