Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Prime Minister)	List-II (Period)
(A) H.D. Deve Gowda	(III) April 1997 – March 1998
(B) I.K. Gujral	(II) June 1996 – April 1997
(C) V.P. Singh	(IV) December 1989 – November 1990
(D) Manmohan Singh	(I) May 2004 – May 2014

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is (A)- (III), (B)- (II), (C)- (IV), (D)- (I).

To understand why this is the correct matching, we can look at the tenures of each Prime Minister of India listed below:

1. (A) H.D. Deve Gowda matches with (III) April 1997 – March 1998:
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda served as the Prime Minister of India during this period, leading the United Front coalition government.

2. (B) I.K. Gujral matches with (II) June 1996 – April 1997:
Inder Kumar Gujral served as the Prime Minister of India during this term, succeeding the previous administration in the United Front government.

3. (C) V.P. Singh matches with (IV) December 1989 – November 1990:
Vishwanath Pratap Singh served as the Prime Minister of India for nearly a year during this period, leading the National Front coalition.

4. (D) Manmohan Singh matches with (I) May 2004 – May 2014:
Dr. Manmohan Singh served as the Prime Minister of India for two consecutive terms under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, spanning a decade from May 2004 to May 2014.

By pairing each Prime Minister with their respective period of administration, we get the matching:
(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I).