The first Home Minister of Independent India was

Question

The first Home Minister of Independent India was

1. A. Jagjivan Ram
2. B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Correct answer)
3. C. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
4. D. Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant

Correct Answer

Option B — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Key Points

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was independent India's first Home Minister, also serving as Deputy Prime Minister from 1947 until his death in 1950.
• He is remembered as the Iron Man of India for integrating over 560 princely states into the Indian Union.
• Maulana Azad was the first Education Minister and Jagjivan Ram the first Labour Minister.

Additional Information

• Patel's birthday, 31 October, is observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day).
• The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, at 182 m the world's tallest statue, was dedicated to him in 2018.
• Other firsts worth revising together: first President Rajendra Prasad, first Finance Minister R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, first Law Minister B.R. Ambedkar.