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Who was appointed as the Defense Minister when the 16th Lok Sabha was formed in 2014? A. Venkaiah Naidu  B. Ravi Shankar Prasad C. Manohar Parikkar  D. Suresh Prabhu 

Who was appointed as the Defense Minister when the 16th Lok Sabha was formed in 2014? A. Venkaiah Naidu  B. Ravi Shankar Prasad C. Manohar Parikkar  D. Suresh Prabhu  Correct Answer C

The correct answer is option 2 i.e C : Manohar Parikkar 

Some of the ministers are listed below:

16th Lok Sabha:

Portfolio Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj
Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs Piyush Goyal
Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar

Note: Some of the current ministers are listed below

17th Lok Sabha:

Portfolio Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah
Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitaraman
Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh

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