Who is the only Vice-President of India to have died while in office?
- A.Shri Krishan Kant
- B.Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
- C.Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak
- D.Justice M. Hidayatullah
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Shri Krishan Kant. He became Vice-President on 21 August 1997 and died on 27 July 2002, a few days before his term was to end, the only holder of the office to die in harness. He had earlier been Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Option B is wrong because Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, who succeeded him and held office from 2002 to 2007, completed his term; he contested the presidential election of 2007 and lost. Option C is wrong because Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak completed a full term from 1969 to 1974. Option D is wrong because Justice M. Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India who had acted as President in 1969, served a full term as Vice-President from 1979 to 1984.
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Practice Questions
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- 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.
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- 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 →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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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.
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.
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