GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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Question
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Dr Rajendra Prasad
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Dr S Radhakrishnan
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Dr Zakir Hussain
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Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 1952 to 1962, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the only president to serve in that capacity for two terms in a row. He held the position of President for the longest period of time 12 years. At first, he had also been a member of the Indian National Congress, where he had served as its president.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first person who held the office of Vice President of India for two consecutive terms from 1952 to 1962. He was elected as Vice President of India in 1952 and 1957. Mohammad Hamid Ansari was elected as the Vice President of India for two consecutive terms from 2007 to 2017.
Detailed explanation-3: -From 1946 to 1949 he presided over the Indian Constituent Assembly and helped to shape the constitution. He was unanimously elected president in 1950 and, after the first general election (1952), was chosen by an overwhelming majority of the new electoral college; in 1957 he was elected to a third term.
Detailed explanation-4: -Two and a half years after independence, on 26 January 1950, Prasad was elected the nation’s first President. He stayed in office for the longest term of around 12 years (from 1950 to 1962).