Indian Politics - MCQs with answers - Part II
1. Who among the following Indian Presidents was oldest to assume office?a) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
b) Shankar Dayal Sharma
c) Krishan Kant
d) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
R.Venkataraman at the age of 76 years, 7 months, 21 days in 1987, he became the 8th President of India and served from 1987 to 1992.
a) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
b) Shankar Dayal Sharma
c) Krishan Kant
d) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
At the age of 64 years Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982.
a) Rajendra Prasad
b) Shankar Dayal Sharma
c) Kocheril Raman Narayanan
d) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.
a) V. Mohini Giri
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Lakshmi Sahgal
d) Pratibha Patil
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Pratibha Patil
Pratibha Devisingh Patil served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to hold the office.
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Gulzarilal Nanda
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Indira Gandhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He was in office from 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964.
a) P.V.Narasimha Rao
b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
c) H.D.Deva Gowda
d) I.K.Gujral
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the eleventh Prime Minister of India, first for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004.
a) Morarji Desai
b) Charan Singh
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajiv Gandhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Morarji Desai
At the age of 81, Morarji Desai was the fifth Prime Minister of India from 1977-79.
a) Morarji Desai
b) Charan Singh
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajiv Gandhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Rajiv Gandhi
At the age of 40, Rajiv Gandhi was the seventh Prime Minister of India from 1984-89.
a) Morarji Desai
b) Charan Singh
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajiv Gandhi
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the third Prime Minister of India served from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
a) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
b) Krishan Kant
c) K.R.Narayanan
d) V.V.Giri
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) V.V.Giri
He was elected as the third Vice President of India in 1967.
