Q1. Who was the Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister of independent India?
A Mahatma Gandhi
B C. Rajagopalachari
C Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Correct
D Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Explanation
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as Deputy Prime Minister and was independent India's first Home Minister. His role was central to integrating the princely states and building the internal administrative framework of the Union. Mahatma Gandhi held no ministerial office in the Government of India. C. Rajagopalachari later became Governor-General of India and held other constitutional roles, but he was not the first Home Minister. Rafi Ahmad Kidwai was a Union minister associated with communications and later food and agriculture, not the Home portfolio.