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SSC Selection Post 2020 PYQ — Question 33

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level 2020 - 9 Nov 2020 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q33

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At which of the following places did Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri pass away?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Tashkent.

Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away on January 11, 1966, in Tashkent, which was then part of the Soviet Union (now in Uzbekistan). He was in Tashkent to sign the Tashkent Agreement with Pakistani President Ayub Khan, aimed at ending the 1965 Indo-Pak war. Just hours after the agreement was signed, Shastri died under mysterious circumstances, officially reported as a heart attack. His sudden death led to various speculations and remains a topic of public curiosity and debate.