Multiple choice

Who among the following did not serve as the Vice President before becoming the President?

  1. Dr. Zakir Hussain

  2. R. Venkatraman

  3. Fakkruddin Ali Ahmed

  4. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

  5. V. V. Giri
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Explanation

Zakir Hussain was the Vice President of India from 1962 to 1967. In 1984, R. Venkataraman was elected the seventh Vice President of India and in 1987, he became the 8th President of India and served from 1987 to 1992. Fakkruddin Ali Ahmed served as the fifth President of the country from 1974-77.  Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of India, serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under R. Venkataraman. V. V. Giri was elected Vice President of India in 1967.

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