Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of persons who occupied the office of the President of India right from beginning?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri. ”.

The correct sequence of persons who occupied the office of the President of India right from the beginning is: Rajendra Prasad, S. Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, V.V. Giri.

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