Quiz: Presidents Of The Republic Of India

8 Questions | By Middaydotcom | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 3897

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Quiz: Presidents Of The Republic Of India - Quiz

You are welcome to take this short quiz about the previous presidents of the Republic of India. You will be asked over eight questions about some of the famous presidents in Indian history. If you know history very well, then you are good to go. All the best!

Questions and Answers

1.
- How many Presidents have been elected in our country since the introduction of the post in 1950?
- A.
  
  12
- B.
  
  13
- C.
  
  14
2.

Zakir Hussain was the first Indian President to die in office, who was the other President to have met a similar fate?
- A.
  
  Zail Singh
- B.
  
  Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- C.
  
  Varahagiri Venkata Giri
3.

The only President to have been elected twice for the post:
- A.
  
  Rajendra Prasad
- B.
  
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- C.
  
  Ramaswamy Venkataraman
4.

This President also served as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh:
- A.
  
  Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- B.
  
  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- C.
  
  Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
5.

He was awarded the 'Living Legends of Law Award of Recognition' for his outstanding contribution to the legal profession internationally:
- A.
  
  Shankar Dayal Sharma
- B.
  
  Kocheril Raman Narayanan
- C.
  
  APJ Abdul Kalam
6.

The longest-lived president so far, who died at the age of 98 years:
- A.
  
  Zail Singh
- B.
  
  Ramaswamy Venkataraman
- C.
  
  Shankar Dayal Sharma
7.

Whom did APJ Abdul Kalam defeat to become the 11th President of India in 2002?
- A.
  
  K R Narayanan
- B.
  
  Hamid Ansari
- C.
  
  Lakshmi Sahgal
8.

He was India's first acting president:
- A.
  
  VV Giri
- B.
  
  R Vekataraman
- C.
  
  Muhammad Hidayatullah