Previous Year Question

Consider the tenure of the following Presidents of India and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from earliest to the last.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

1, 4, 2, 3

4, 1, 3, 2

4, 1, 2, 3

1, 4, 3, 2

Correct Answer: A

Detailed Solution

1. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy — 25 July 1977 to 25 July 1982

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India. He was the earliest to assume the presidency among the four Presidents given in the question.

He was elected unopposed. Before becoming President, he had also served as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

4. R. Venkataraman — 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992

R. Venkataraman was the eighth President of India.

Before becoming President, he had also served as Vice-President of India. He assumed the presidency after Neelam Sanjiva Reddy’s term.

2. K. R. Narayanan — 25 July 1997 to 25 July 2002

K. R. Narayanan was the tenth President of India.

He served as Vice-President of India from 1992 to 1997 before becoming President.

His presidential term began after R. Venkataraman’s term.

3. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam — 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the eleventh President of India.

He assumed the office of President on 25 July 2002, succeeding K. R. Narayanan.

Correct chronological sequence:

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977) → R. Venkataraman (1987) → K. R. Narayanan (1997) → A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2002)

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