History quiz
Prime ministers of India
18 terms and 15 people. Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Gulzari Lal Nanda each appear twice.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 18 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 18
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every prime minister of India.
| Years | Prime minister |
|---|---|
| 1947 to 1964 | Not found yet |
| 1964 | Not found yet |
| 1964 to 1966 | Not found yet |
| 1966 | Not found yet |
| 1966 to 1977 | Not found yet |
| 1977 to 1979 | Not found yet |
| 1979 to 1980 | Not found yet |
| 1980 to 1984 | Not found yet |
| 1984 to 1989 | Not found yet |
| Years | Prime minister |
|---|---|
| 1989 to 1990 | Not found yet |
| 1990 to 1991 | Not found yet |
| 1991 to 1996 | Not found yet |
| 1996 | Not found yet |
| 1996 to 1997 | Not found yet |
| 1997 to 1998 | Not found yet |
| 1998 to 2004 | Not found yet |
| 2004 to 2014 | Not found yet |
| 2014 to now | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Every prime minister since independence. Jawaharlal Nehru served the longest, from 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964.
- Indira Gandhi served two spells, 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984.
- Three Singhs have held the office: Charan Singh, V. P. Singh and Manmohan Singh, so type each in full.
Sources
- [1]Prime Minister's Office, India. Former Prime Ministers.
- [2]Prime Minister's Office, India. PMINDIA.
Note on the data. Prime ministers and their dates are those of the Prime Minister's Office's list of former prime ministers, read on 3 October 2026, with Narendra Modi in office since 26 May 2014 as its home page shows. Gulzari Lal Nanda, listed twice as acting prime minister, is included as the list includes him.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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