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Finance Ministers play a key role in shaping the country's economy.
So, how well do you know the finance ministers of India, who have contributed towards India's economic success?
How well do you know India's finance ministers?
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1. Which portfolios has Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held earlier as a minister?
1. Finance & Commerce
2. Commerce & Disinvestment
3. Disinvestment & Information and Broadcasting
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2. Which finance ministers went on to become the President of India?
1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan/ A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
2. Giani Zail Singh/Pratibha Patil
3. Pranab Mukherjee/R Venkataraman
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3. Which finance minister earlier served as an officer in the Indian Army?
1. Jaswant Singh
2. Yashwant Sinha
3. P Chidambaram
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4. Who was the first finance minister of independent India?
1. T T Krishnamachari
2. R K Shanmukhan Chetty
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
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5. Which finance minister was an Indian Administrative Service officer?
1. Yashwant Sinha
2. P Chidambaram
3. Jaswant Singh
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6. Who was India's only woman finance minister?
1. Vasundhara Raje Scindia
2. Brinda Karat
3. Indira Gandhi
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7. Which finance minister began his career as a clerk?
1. Yashwant Sinha
2. Pranab Mukherjee
3. Jaswant Singh
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8. How many prime ministers have held the portfolio of the finance ministry?
1. Two
2. Five
3. Three
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9. Which of the two finance ministers have presented five budgets in a row?
1. Yashwant Sinha/Manmohan Singh
2. Pranab Mukherjee/ P Chidambaram
3. VP Singh/Yashwant Sinha
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10. Which finance minister has presented the maximum number of Budgets?
1. P Chidambaram
2. Morarji Desai
3. Dr Manmohan Singh
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