Static GK question and Answers Nithra GK STATIC INDIA 1. President President Part - 1 ❖ Teacher’s day is celebrated to honor which President of India? Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ❖ Who was the first President of independent India? - Rajendra Prasad ❖ Who was the first Sikh president of India? Giani Zail Singh ❖ Which President proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 June 1975 with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi? Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ❖ Who was the first Chief Minister of a South Indian State to become the President of India in 1977? Basappa Danappa Jatti ❖ Who was appointed as the first Acting President of India and the only person to serve the country both as Acting President and President? V V Giri ❖ R Venkataraman served as the eighth President of India. What was his profession? Lawyer ❖ Who was affectionately known as the "People's President"? Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ❖ Who was elected unopposed as the President of India? Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ❖ Who was the longest-serving president of India? Rajendra Prasad https://bit.ly/3mvGKwh 1 Static GK question and Answers Nithra President Part - 2 ❖ Who was the president of India during the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi? R. Venkataraman ❖ What is the official residence of the President of India known as? Rashtrapati Bhavan ❖ Which President is also known as the "Missile Man of India"? A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ❖ Who was the president of India during the Kargil War? K. R. Narayanan ❖ Which president served as ambassador of India to the Soviet Union? Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ❖ Who was the second Indian president to die in office? - Zakir Husain Khan ❖ When did Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy become president of India? - 21 July 1977 ❖ Who was the youngest president of India? - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ❖ Who is the first woman President of India? - Pratibha Patil ❖ Which CJI served as an acting president of India? - Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah https://bit.ly/3mvGKwh 2 Static GK question and Answers Nithra President Part - 3 ❖ Who was India's first Sikh president? - Giani Zail Singh ❖ Who was the first Dalit President of India? - Narayanan ❖ When did Dr. Radhakrishnan become President of India? - May 11, 1962 ❖ Who administers the oath of office to the President of India? Chief Justice of India ❖ Who was the first President of India who died while in office? Dr.Zakir Hussain ❖ How many Presidents have been elected in our country since the introduction of the post in 1950? 14 ❖ The only President to have been elected twice for the post: Dr. Rajendra Prasad ❖ Which President also served as the 1st chief minister of Andhra Pradesh? Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ❖ Who was awarded the 'Living Legends of Law Award of Recognition for his outstanding international contribution to the legal profession? Shankar Dayal Sharma ❖ The longest-lived president so far, who died at the age of 98 years_______. Ramaswamy Venkataraman https://bit.ly/3mvGKwh 3 Static GK question and Answers Nithra President Part – 4 ❖ Who is the first Indian Acting President? Varahagiri Venkata Giri ❖ When was Dr. Abdul Kalam elected as President? - On 18 July 2002 ❖ How many presidents of India so far were elected unopposed? 2 ❖ What was the tenure of former president Dr. Rajendra Prasad? January 26, 1950 - May 13, 1962 ❖ What is the minimum age for a candidate to be elected as President of India? 35 Years ❖ Who was the first Vice President and second President of India? Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ❖ Who was the first Muslim president of India? Zakir Husain Khan ❖ Who was the oldest president of India? K.R. Narayanan ❖ Rashtrapati Bhavan which is the Official Residence of the President of India was earlier called _________. Viceroy’s House ❖ Who was the only president who held the chair twice? Rajendra Prasad https://bit.ly/3mvGKwh 4 .