Question

Ram Nath Kovind assumed office as the ___________ President of India on 25th July 2017.
1. 12^th
2. 15^th
3. 14^th
4. 13^th

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 14^th

The Correct Answer is 14^th.

• Ram Nath Kovind became the 14th President of India.

 

• Ram Nath Kovind is serving as the 14th and current President of India.
• Prior to his nomination, he served as the 26th Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006.
• Kovind was nominated as a presidential candidate by the ruling NDA coalition and won the 2017 presidential election.

 

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad is the First President of India.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is the first person to be elected President of India without a contest and remains the only President to have been elected unopposed.