Question: Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was elected as Nepal’s prime minister for the fourth time, became the ……Prime Minister of Nepal.
(a) 40th
(b) 41st
(c) 39th
(d) 42nd
Ans: (a)
Related Fact :
- On June 07, 2017, veteran Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba took oath as Nepal’s prime minister for the fourth time.
- Mr. Deuba secured 388 votes in his favour and 170 votes against him. He needed 297 votes in the 593 member Parliament to prove his majority.
- The Nepali Congress leader has become the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal. The post of Prime Minister fell vacant after Maoist leader Prachanda resigned last month under a power sharing deal with the Nepali Congress leader.
- Mr. Deuba served as the prime minister from 1995 to 1997, from 2001 to 2002, and from 2004 to 2005. He was sacked by the then King Gyanendra Shah in 2005 over failure to hold elections and bring Maoist rebels to a round table negotiation.