15-12-2017, 04:32 PM
PRANAB MUKHERJEE
*He was bom on 11th December 1935 at Miratti Village in West Bengal
*He started his career as a clerk
*He became the member of Rajya Sabha 5 times from 1969
*He became LokSabha member in 2004
*He left Congress and formed Samajvadi Congress. But he rejoined Congress in 1989.
*Second person to become the president of India after becoming the union Finance Minister.
*He became president of India after defeating P.A. Sagma (NDA nominee)
*He is the 13th person to become the president of India.
*He sworn in as the President on 25th July2012.
* He was the union minister who sighed the 123 agreement between India and USA.
* The first Indian president to visit the official residence of Santa Claus’
Ans : Pranab Mukherjee
*The president who held the post of deputy chairman of planning commission.
*He was the convener of election publicity for V.K. Krishna Menon in the bye election at Midnapur (West Bengal) in 1969
*He is the first serving president to open an account in the social media (Twitter).
VICE PRESIDENT
*Article 63 of Indian Constitution states that there shall be a vice president of India
*The powers and functions of the Vice President of India is similar to that of the Vice President of the USA.
*The main function of the Vice President of India is to preside over the sessions of the Rajya Sabha.
*He is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. However he is not a member of the Rajya Sabha hence he has no right to vote in the Rajya Sabaha.
*However he can use a casting vote (in case of a tie).
*The vice president is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both the Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
*The oldest Vice President of India.
Ans : Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
*The youngest Vice President of India
Ans : B.D. Jatti
