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Who among the following served as the President of India for the shortest period of time?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Giani Zail Singh” option2=”Pratibha Patil” option3=”Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan” option4=”Zakir Husain” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

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This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n
UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Download PDF<\/a>Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nLet’s look at the tenures of the mentioned Presidents:
\nA) Giani Zail Singh: 1982-1987 (5 years)
\nB) Pratibha Patil: 2007-2012 (5 years)
\nC) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: 1962-1967 (5 years)
\nD) Zakir Husain: 1967-1969 (Died in office after serving for approximately 2 years and 3 months).
\nAmong the given options, Dr. Zakir Husain served for the shortest period. He was the first President of India to die in office.
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\nDr. Zakir Husain’s tenure was cut short due to his death in office. His tenure was significantly shorter than the full 5-year term served by the others listed.
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\nIndia’s Presidents typically serve a full term of five years unless they resign or pass away during their term. V.V. Giri served as Acting President after Zakir Husain’s death and was later elected President.
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Who among the following served as the President of India for the shortest period of time? [amp_mcq option1=”Giani Zail Singh” option2=”Pratibha Patil” option3=”Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan” option4=”Zakir Husain” correct=”option4″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023 Download PDFAttempt Online Let’s look at the tenures of the mentioned Presidents: A) Giani Zail Singh: … <\/p>\n

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