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Personalities — Indian GK Questions & Practice

Practise 37 Personalities questions from Indian GK for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Who was India's first woman President?

  1. APratibha Patil
  2. BDraupadi Murmu
  3. CSonia Gandhi
  4. DIndira Gandhi
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Answer: A

Pratibha Patil was India's first woman President.

2. Who was the first tribal woman President of India?

  1. ADraupadi Murmu
  2. BPratibha Patil
  3. CSonia Gandhi
  4. DSushma Swaraj
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Answer: A

Draupadi Murmu became the first tribal woman to serve as President of India, taking office in 2022.

3. Who was India's first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

  1. AHarilal J. Kania
  2. BM. Patanjali Sastri
  3. CM. Hidayatullah
  4. DB.K. Mukherjea
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Answer: A

Harilal J. Kania served as the first Chief Justice of India, from 1950 to 1951.

4. Who was India's second President and a renowned philosopher, after whom Teachers' Day is celebrated?

  1. ADr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  2. BDr. Rajendra Prasad
  3. CZakir Hussain
  4. DV.V. Giri
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Answer: A

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as India's second President, from 1962 to 1967, and was a distinguished philosopher and educator.

5. Who served as India's Prime Minister for the shortest tenure of just 13 days in 1996?

  1. AAtal Bihari Vajpayee
  2. BH.D. Deve Gowda
  3. CI.K. Gujral
  4. DChandra Shekhar
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Answer: A

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's first term as Prime Minister in 1996 lasted only 13 days before he resigned due to lack of majority.

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