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General Awareness and Current Affairs

Electrical Mentor
Author: BNSS Shankar, M.Tech (IITK), MIE

Former Presidents of India

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
(Term of Office: 26 January 1950 to 13 May 1962)

2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)

(Term of Office: 13 May 1962 to 13 May 1967)

3. Dr. Zakir Husain (1897-1969)

(Term of Office: 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969)

4. Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-1980)

(Term of Office: 3 May 1969 to 20 July 1969 and 24 Aug 1969 to 24 Aug 1974)

5. Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977)

(Term of Office: 24 August 1974 to 11 February 1977)

6. Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996)

(Term of Office: 25 July 1977 to 25 July 1982)

7. Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994)

(Term of Office: 25 July 1982 to 25 July 1987)

8. Shri R Venkataraman (1910-2009)

(Term of Office: 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992)

9. Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999)

(Term of Office: 25 July 1992 to 25 July 1997)

10. Shri K. R. Narayanan (1920 - 2005)

(Term of Office: 25 July 1997 to 25 July 2002)

11. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)

(Term of Office: 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007)

12. Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil (birth - 1934)

(Term of Office: 25 July 2007 to 25 July 2012)

13. Shri Pranab Mukherjee

(Term of office: 25 July 2012 to till date)

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Former Vice Presidents of India

1. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(Term of Office: May 13, 1952 to May 12, 1962)

2. Dr. Zakir Hussain

(Term of Office: May 13, 1962 to May 12, 1967)

3. Shri. V. V. Giri
(Term of office: May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969)

4. Shri. Gopal Swarup Pathak

(Term of office: August 31, 1969 to August 30, 1974)

5. Shri. B.D. Jatti

(Term of office: August 31, 1974 to August 30, 1979)

6. Shri. M. Hidayatullah
(Term of office: August 31, 1979 to August 30, 1984)

7. Shri. R. Venkataraman
(Term of office: August 31, 1984 to July 24, 1987)

8. Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma

(Term of office: Sept 3, 1987 to July 24, 1992)

9. Shri. K.R. Narayanan

(Term of office: August 21, 1992 to July 24, 1997)

10. Shri Krishan Kant

(Term of office: August 21, 1997 to July 27, 2002)

11. Shri. Bhairan Singh Shekawat

(Term of office: August 19, 2002 to July 21, 2007)

12. Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari

(Term of office: August 1, 2007 to till date)

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Former Prime Ministers of India

1. Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru (Congress)

(Term of office: August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964)

2. Shri. Gulzarilal Nanda (Congress)

(Term of office: May 27, 1964 to June 09, 1964)

3. Shri. Lal Bahadur Sastry (Congress)

(Term of office: June 09, 1964 to Jan 11, 1966)

4. Shri. Gulzarilal Nanda (Congress)

(Term of office: January 11, 1966 to January 24, 1966)

5. Smt. Indira Gandhi (Congress)

(Term of office: January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977)

6. Shri. Morarji Desai (Janata Party)

(Term of office: March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979)

7. Shri. Charan Singh (Janata Party)

(Term of office: July 28, 1979 to January 14, 1980)

8. Smt. Indira Gandhi (Congress)

(Term of office: January 14, 1980 to October 31, 1984)

9. Shri. Rajiv Gandhi (Congress)

(Term of office: October 31, 1984 to December 02, 1989)

10. Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh (Janata Dal)

(Term of office: December 02, 1989 to November 10, 1990)

11. Shri. Chandra Sekhar (Janata Dal (S))

(Term of office: November 10, 1990 to June 21, 1991)

12. Shri. P.V. Narsimha Rao (Congress (I))

(Term of office: June 21, 1991 to May 16, 1996)

13. Shri. Atal Bihari vajpayee (BJP)

(Term of office: May 16, 1996 to June 01, 1996)

14. Shri. H.D. Deve Gowda (Janata Dal)

(Term of office: June 01, 1996 to April 21, 1997)

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15. Shri. Inder Kumar Gujral (Janata Dal)

(Term of office: April 21, 1997 to March 19, 1998)

16. Shri. Atal Bihari vajpayee (BJP)

(Term of office: March 19, 1998 to March 22, 2004)

17. Dr. Manmohan Singh (Congress)

(Term of office: March 22, 2004 to May 26, 2014)

18. Shri. Narendra Modi (BJP)

(Term of office: May 26, 2014 to till date)

You must be the change you wish to see in the world

-Mahatma Gandhi

Wishing that your dreams come true,

BNSS Shankar,
M.Tech (IITK), MIE
Electrical Mentor

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