Who among the following were elected as the President and Vice-president both?
(a) Zakir Hussain
(b) Neelam Sanjeev Reddy
(c) Zail Singh
(d) K.R. Narayanan
(e) Shankar Dayal Sharma
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (a), (d) and (e) only
Several Vice-Presidents of India were later elected President. Each person is checked for both offices.
(a) Zakir Hussain Correct. Dr Zakir Husain was Vice-President from 1962 to 1967 and then President from 1967 until his death in 1969.
(b) Neelam Sanjeev Reddy Incorrect. He was President from 1977 to 1982, but never Vice-President; earlier he had been Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
(c) Zail Singh Incorrect. He was President from 1982 to 1987, but never Vice-President; earlier he had been Union Home Minister and Chief Minister of Punjab.
(d) K.R. Narayanan Correct. He was Vice-President from 1992 to 1997 and President from 1997 to 2002.
(e) Shankar Dayal Sharma Correct. He was Vice-President from 1987 to 1992 and President from 1992 to 1997.