History quiz
Prime ministers of India in order
Put the prime ministers back in the order they first took office. Indira Gandhi, Vajpayee and Nanda count at their first terms.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 15 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 15
- Sort by
- First took office
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
From independence to now. The short governments of 1989 to 1991 and 1996 to 1998 are where most players lose the thread.
- Rajiv Gandhi took office on 31 October 1984, the day Indira Gandhi's second spell ended.
- Narendra Modi took office on 26 May 2014.
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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