Indian Presidents

Key Concepts

15 Practice MCQs

1. Who was the first President of the Republic of India? A) C. Rajagopalachari
   B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
   C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
   D) Lord Mountbatten
   Answer: C
   Solution: Dr. Rajendra Prasad took oath on 26 Jan 1950.
   Shortcut: “First President = First Republic Day”
   Tag: #FirstPresident #Basic

2. Which President served two consecutive full terms? A) V. V. Giri
   B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
   C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
   D) Pranab Mukherjee
   Answer: B
   Solution: 1950-1957 and 1957-1962.
   Shortcut: “RP-2” (Rajendra Prasad = 2 terms)
   Tag: #Tenure

3. Who was the first President to die in office? A) Zakir Husain
   B) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
   C) V. V. Giri
   D) Mohammad Hidayatullah
   Answer: A
   Solution: Passed away on 3 May 1969.
   Shortcut: “ZH-1969” (Zakir Husain dies → 1969)
   Tag: #DeathInOffice

4. The only President elected un-opposed so far is ___. A) Pratibha Patil
   B) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
   C) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
   D) Pranab Mukherjee
   Answer: B
   Solution: 1977 election; no other candidate filed papers.
   Shortcut: “NSR → No Supporters Required (opposition)”
   Tag: #Election

5. Who was the first woman President of India? A) Indira Gandhi
   B) Pratibha Patil
   C) Sonia Gandhi
   D) Meira Kumar
   Answer: B
   Solution: 25 July 2007.
   Shortcut: “PP-07” (Patil-Pratibha-2007)
   Tag: #WomanPresident

6. Match: (a) Youngest (b) Oldest (c) Longest tenure (d) Shortest tenure A) Reddy, Kovind, Prasad, Husain
   B) Husain, Patil, Giri, Reddy
   C) Reddy, Kalam, Giri, Ahmed
   D) Ahmed, Mukherjee, Prasad, Patil
   Answer: A
   Solution: Neelam Reddy (64), Kovind (71), Prasad (12 yrs), Husain (<2 yrs).
   Shortcut: “Age & Years → Alphabetic order helps recall”
   Tag: #Comparison

7. The President who was formerly Chief Justice of India? A) Mohammad Hidayatullah
   B) R. Venkataraman
   C) Shankar Dayal Sharma
   D) K. R. Narayanan
   Answer: A
   Solution: 11th CJI (1968-70); later became VP and Acting President.
   Shortcut: “MH → Men in High posts (CJI, VP, President)”
   Tag: #Profile

8. Which President was also Vice-President before becoming President? A) Dr. Zakir Husain
   B) V. V. Giri
   C) Both A & B
   D) Neither A nor B
   Answer: C
   Solution: Zakir Husain (VP 1962-67), V. V. Giri (VP 1967-69).
   Shortcut: “Z & G → VP first”
   Tag: #CareerPath

9. Article of Constitution dealing with impeachment of the President? A) 52
   B) 61
   C) 74
   D) 356
   Answer: B
   Solution: Article 61 – Procedure for impeachment.
   Shortcut: “61 → Remove 1”
   Tag: #Articles

10. Who acts as President when both President & Vice-President posts are vacant? A) Prime Minister
    B) Chief Justice of India
    C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
    D) Attorney General
    Answer: B
    Solution: CJI acts under President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969.
    Shortcut: “Top Judge → Top Job (temporary)”
    Tag: #ActingPresident

11. The Presidential election is held in accordance with which system? A) First-past-the-post
    B) Proportional representation by single transferable vote
    C) List system
    D) Direct popular vote
    Answer: B
    Solution: Art. 55 – Indirect election with STV.
    Shortcut: “PR-STV → President”
    Tag: #ElectionSystem

12. Who administers oath to the President-elect? A) Prime Minister
    B) Outgoing President
    C) Chief Justice of India
    D) Vice-President
    Answer: C
    Solution: Art. 60 – Oath by CJI or senior-most judge available.
    Shortcut: “CJI → Chief Justice gives Chief oath”
    Tag: #Oath

13. The only President to have worked earlier as Speaker of Lok Sabha? A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
    B) K. R. Narayanan
    C) Pranab Mukherjee
    D) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
    Answer: A
    Solution: Speaker 1967-69; President 1977-82.
    Shortcut: “NSR → Speaker-to-Rashtrapati”
    Tag: #Profile

14. Which President signed the proclamation of National Emergency (1975)? A) V. V. Giri
    B) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
    C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
    D) Zail Singh
    Answer: B
    Solution: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed on 25 June 1975.
    Shortcut: “FAA-75 (Flight Emergency 75)”
    Tag: #Emergency

15. Match the President to State: (1) Pranab Mukherjee (2) Pratibha Patil (3) Ram Nath Kovind (4) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam A) WB, MH, UP, TN
    B) MH, WB, UP, TN
    C) WB, MH, BR, TN
    D) MH, WB, BR, TN
    Answer: C
    Solution: Pranab (WB), Patil (MH), Kovind (UP→BR), Kalam (TN).
    Shortcut: “West-Maha-Bihar-TN (alphabet of states)”
    Tag: #HomeState

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