📘 100 MCQ Questions with Answers on Presidents of India
Q1–Q20
Q1. Who was the first President of India?
👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q2. Who was the second President of India?
👉 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q3. Who was the first Muslim President of India?
👉 Dr. Zakir Husain
Q4. Who became President after the death of Dr. Zakir Husain?
👉 Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting, later elected)
Q5. Who was the President of India during Emergency (1975–77)?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q6. Who was the youngest President of India?
👉 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q7. Who was the first Sikh President of India?
👉 Giani Zail Singh
Q8. Who was the President during Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure as PM?
👉 Giani Zail Singh
Q9. Who was the President from 1987 to 1992?
👉 R. Venkataraman
Q10. Who succeeded R. Venkataraman as President of India?
👉 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Q11. Who was the President from 1997 to 2002?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q12. Who is popularly known as the 'Missile Man of India' and became President?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q13. Who was the first woman President of India?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q14. Who succeeded Pratibha Patil as President of India?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q15. Who was the President from 2017 to 2022?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q16. Who is the current President of India (2025)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q17. Who is the first tribal woman President of India?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q18. Who is the only President to serve two terms?
👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q19. Which President’s tenure saw the Indo-China war of 1962?
👉 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q20. Which President’s tenure saw the Indo-Pak war of 1971?
👉 Varahagiri Venkata Giri
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Q21–Q40
Q21. Who was the President during the 1977 general elections?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (until Feb 1977), then B. D. Jatti (Acting)
Q22. Who was the only President elected unopposed?
👉 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q23. Who was the President during Operation Blue Star (1984)?
👉 Giani Zail Singh
Q24. Who was the President when the Mandal Commission report was implemented (1990)?
👉 R. Venkataraman
Q25. Who was the President during Pokhran-II nuclear tests (1998)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q26. Who was the President when Right to Education Act (2009) was passed?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q27. Who was the President during the launch of Aadhaar scheme (2010)?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q28. Who was the President when GST was launched (2017)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q29. Who was the President during Article 370 abrogation (2019)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q30. Who was the first Dalit President of India?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q31. Who was the President during the Kargil War (1999)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q32. Who was the President when Jan Lokpal Bill movement began (2011)?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q33. Who was the President during demonetisation (2016)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q34. Who was the President when India hosted G20 Summit (2023)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q35. Who was the first President to fly in a fighter aircraft?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q36. Which President was in office during the Indo-Pak War of 1965?
👉 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q37. Who was the President when Morarji Desai became PM?
👉 B. D. Jatti (Acting, then Neelam Sanjiva Reddy)
Q38. Who was the President during Indira Gandhi’s assassination (1984)?
👉 Giani Zail Singh
Q39. Who was the President during the Gujarat Earthquake (2001)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q40. Who was the President when the Indian Constitution completed 50 years (2000)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
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Q41–Q60
Q41. Who was the first President to resign from office?
👉 No President has resigned (till 2025)
Q42. Which President died in office in 1969?
👉 Dr. Zakir Husain
Q43. Which President died in office in 1977?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q44. Who acted as President after Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s death?
👉 B. D. Jatti
Q45. Who was the President when Atal Bihari Vajpayee became PM for the first time (1996)?
👉 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Q46. Who was the President when Manmohan Singh became PM (2004)?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q47. Who was the President during 2014 General Elections when Narendra Modi became PM?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q48. Who was the President during 2019 General Elections when Modi became PM second time?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q49. Who is the first tribal President of India?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q50. Who was the President when India celebrated 75th Independence Day (2022)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q51. Who was the President when India became a Republic in 1950?
👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q52. Who was the President when Goa was liberated (1961)?
👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q53. Who was the President during Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)?
👉 Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Q54. Who was the President during Emergency proclamation in 1975?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q55. Who was the President during Operation Vijay (Kargil War)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q56. Who was the President during Chandrayaan-1 mission (2008)?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q57. Who was the President when Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon (2023)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q58. Who was the President during Mars Orbiter Mission (2014)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q59. Who was the President during Article 370 abrogation in J&K (2019)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q60. Who was the President during COVID-19 pandemic (2020)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
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Q61–Q80
Q61. Who was the President when Pokhran-I nuclear test (Smiling Buddha, 1974) happened?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q62. Who was the President when Pokhran-II nuclear tests (1998) happened?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q63. Who was the President during the launch of ISRO’s PSLV in 1994?
👉 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Q64. Who was the President when Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q65. Who was the President during Indira Gandhi’s return to power in 1980?
👉 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Q66. Who was the President when Sonia Gandhi declined PM post (2004)?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q67. Who was the President during India’s 60th Independence Day (2007)?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q68. Who was the President during India’s 70th Independence Day (2017)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q69. Who was the President during India’s 50th Independence Day (1997)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q70. Who was the President during India’s 75th Republic Day (2024)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q71. Who was the President when Vajpayee formed NDA government (1998)?
👉 K. R. Narayanan
Q72. Who was the President during Manmohan Singh’s second term (2009)?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q73. Who was the President during 26/11 Mumbai attacks (2008)?
👉 Pratibha Patil
Q74. Who was the President during India’s economic reforms in 1991?
👉 R. Venkataraman
Q75. Who was the President when Dr. Manmohan Singh presented his first budget (1991)?
👉 R. Venkataraman
Q76. Who was the President during GST rollout in Parliament (2017)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q77. Who was the President when Digital India programme launched (2015)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q78. Who was the President when Chandrayaan-2 launched (2019)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q79. Who was the President during Farmers’ Protest (2020–21)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q80. Who was the President during Russia-Ukraine War outbreak (2022)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
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Q81–Q100
Q81. Who was the President during Indian Constitution adoption (1950)?
👉 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q82. Who was the President when Green Revolution started (1965)?
👉 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Q83. Who was the President when White Revolution started (1970)?
👉 V. V. Giri
Q84. Who was the President when Indira Gandhi declared Emergency?
👉 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q85. Who was the President when Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened (1984)?
👉 Giani Zail Singh
Q86. Who was the President when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated (1991)?
👉 R. Venkataraman
Q87. Who was the President during Indian economic liberalisation (1991)?
👉 R. Venkataraman
Q88. Who was the President during India’s first coalition government (1996)?
👉 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Q89. Who was the President when Atal Bihari Vajpayee became PM for 13 days (1996)?
👉 Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Q90. Who was the President when UPA government was formed (2004)?
👉 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q91. Who was the President during 2012 Delhi Nirbhaya case?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q92. Who was the President during Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launch (2014)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q93. Who was the President during Surgical Strikes (2016)?
👉 Pranab Mukherjee
Q94. Who was the President during Balakot Air Strike (2019)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q95. Who was the President when India celebrated 100 crore COVID vaccinations (2021)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q96. Who was the President during G20 Delhi Summit (2023)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q97. Who was the President during Chandrayaan-3 landing (2023)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q98. Who was the President during Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha (2024)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
Q99. Who was the President when India celebrated 75 years of Independence (2022)?
👉 Ram Nath Kovind
Q100. Who is the current President of India (2025)?
👉 Droupadi Murmu
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