Modern History PYQ 435 of 636 · Second World War

Who was the British Prime Minister of Britain during the Second World War?

  1. AClement Attlee
  2. BAnthony Eden
  3. CWinston Churchill
  4. DHarold Wilson

38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992

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Correct answer: (c) Winston Churchill

Explanation

At the beginning of the Second World War (1939–45), the British Prime Minister was Neville Chamberlain (1937–40), and during the Second World War the British Prime Minister was Winston Churchill (tenure 1940–45). Note—Winston Churchill served as British Prime Minister twice: 1940–45 and 1951–55.

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