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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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. 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. As Vice-President he was the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha under Article 64, and his birthday, 5 September, is observed as Teachers Day. Option A is wrong because Dr. Zakir Husain was the second Vice-President, from 1962 to 1967, before becoming the third President. Option B is wrong because Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak was the fourth Vice-President, from 1969 to 1974. Option D is wrong because Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India and never held the office of Vice-President, which was in any case first filled in 1952, two years after he became President.
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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.
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.
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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