Which President of India was the first to die while in office?
- A.Dr. Zakir Husain
- B.Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- C.Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- D.Giani Zail Singh
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Dr. Zakir Husain. He took office in May 1967 and died on 3 May 1969, which gave him the shortest tenure of any President of India and made him the first to die in office. Shri V. V. Giri, then Vice-President, discharged the functions of President under Article 65 until he resigned to contest the election. Option B is wrong only in order: Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the second President to die in office, on 11 February 1977, after which Shri B. D. Jatti acted as President. Option C is wrong because Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy completed his term from 1977 to 1982 and is remembered as the only President elected unopposed. Option D is wrong because Giani Zail Singh completed his full term from 1982 to 1987 and was the first Sikh to hold the office.
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Practice Questions
View allWho was the first President of India?
- A.Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- B.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- C.Dr. Zakir Husain
- D.Shri V. V. Giri
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He was sworn in on 26 January 1950, the day the Constitution came into force, and held the office until 13 May 1962.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Vice-President of India?
- A.Dr. Zakir Husain
- B.Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak
- C.Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- D.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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He held the office of Vice-President from 13 May 1952 to 12 May 1962, two full terms, and then served as the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first person to discharge the functions of the President of India as acting President?
- A.Justice M. Hidayatullah
- B.Shri V. V. Giri
- C.Shri B. D. Jatti
- D.Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak
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When Dr. Zakir Husain died on 3 May 1969, Shri V. V. Giri was the Vice-President, and under Article 65 the Vice-President discharges the functions of the President during such a vacancy.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution of India provides for the election of the President?
- A.Article 52
- B.Article 54
- C.Article 61
- D.Article 63
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Article 54 says the President shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States, the Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry having been added by the Seventieth Amendment.
Read the full explanation →The oath of office to the President of India is administered by which authority?
- A.The Prime Minister
- B.The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- C.The Chief Justice of India
- D.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Article 60 provides that the President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe an oath or affirmation in the presence of the Chief Justice of India, or in his absence the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court available.
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