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Who was the first chief justice of India to act as the president of india?

  1. M. Hidayatullah

  2. G. B. Pattanaik

  3. M. P. Shastri

  4. K. Subba Rao
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Explanation

Justice M. Hidayatullah was the first Chief Justice of India to serve as Acting President. He served as Acting President of India twice - first in 1969 (after Zakir Husain's death) and again in 1979 (during Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's presidency). He was Chief Justice of India from 1968-1970. Options B, C, and D were never Acting Presidents.

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