SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CGL - 18 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of Independent India?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. R.K. Shanmukham Chetty.

  • India's first finance minister was R.K. Shanmukham Chetty.
  • On October 17, 1892, R.K. Shanmukham Chetty was born in Coimbatore.
  • R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, the nation's first finance minister, delivered an interim budget for Independent India on November 26, 1947.