Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Arrange the following Vice-Presidents of India in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- I. KR Narayanan
- II. Gopal Swarup Pathak
- III. Krishan Kant
- IV. Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah
AIV, II, I, III
BII, IV, III, I
CIV, III, II, I
DII, IV, I, III ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) II, IV, I, III — The correct chronological order is Gopal Swarup Pathak, Justice Hidayatullah, K.R. Narayanan and Krishan Kant.
Explanation
★The correct chronological order is Gopal Swarup Pathak, Justice Hidayatullah, K.R. Narayanan and Krishan Kant.
★Gopal Swarup Pathak served as Vice-President from 1969 to 1974.
★Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah, a former Chief Justice of India, was Vice-President from 1979 to 1984.
★K.R. Narayanan was Vice-President from 1992 to 1997 and later became President in 1997.
★Krishan Kant was Vice-President from 1997 to 2002 and died in office.
★The Vice-President is elected under Article 63 to 71 and is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
★For NET, remember that the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college of both Houses of Parliament through proportional representation.
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