PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS AND OTHER HEADS OF THE NATION

Presidents of India

Name Tenure
Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) 26 January 1950-13 May 1962
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) 13 May 1962-13 May 1967
Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) 13 May 1967-3 May 1969
Varahagiri Venkatagiri(V V Giri) (1884-1980) (Acting)3 May 1969-20 July 1969
Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992) (Acting)20 July 1969-24 August 1969
Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980)24 August 1969-24 August 1974
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977)24 August 1974-11 February 1977
B.D. Jatti (1913-2002) (Acting)11 February 1977-25 July 1977
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) 25 July 1977-25 July 1982
Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) 25 July 1982-25 July 1987
R. Venkataraman (B-1910) 25 July 1987-25 July 1992
Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) 25 July 1992-25 July 1997
K.R. Narayanan (1920-2005) 25 July 1997-25 July 2002
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Birth-1931) 25 July 2002-25 July 2007
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (B - 1934) 25 July 2007 - Continuing












Vice-Presidents of India

Name Tenure
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) 1952-1962
Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) 1962-1967
Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980)1967-1969
Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896-1982)1969-1974
B.D. Jatti (1913-2002)1974-1979
Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992)1979-1984
R. Venkataraman (B-1910)1984-1987
Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999)1987-1992
K.R. Narayanan (1920-1925)1992-1997
Krishan Kant (1927-2002)1997-2002
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat(1923- 2010)2002-2007
Mohammad Hamid Ansari (B - 1937) 11 August 2007 - Continuing
















Prime Ministers of India

Name Tenure
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)15 August 1947-27 May 1964
Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1997) (Acting)27 May 1964-9 June 1964
Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966)09 June 1964-11 January 1966
Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1997) (Acting)11 January 1966-24 January 1966
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)24 January1966-24 March 1977
Morarji Desai (1896-1995)24 March 1977-28 July 1979
Charan Singh (1902-1987)28 July 1979-14 January 1980
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)14 January 1980-31 October 1984
Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991)31 October 1984-1 December 1989
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931-2008)02 December 1989-10 November 1990
Chandra Shekhar (b-1927)10 November 1990-21 June 1991
P.V. Narasimha Rao (1921-2004)21 June 1991-16 May 1996
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (b-1926)16 May 1996-01 June 1996
H.D. Deve Gowda (B-1933)01 June 1996-21 April 1997
I.K. Gujral (b-1933)21 April 1997-18 March 1998
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (B-1926)19 March 1998 -13October 1999
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (B-1926)13 October 1999 - 22 May 2004
Dr. Manmohan Singh(B-1932) 22 May 2004 – continuing










Chief Justices of India

Name
Tenure
Harilal J. Kania
26 January 1950 - 6 November 1951
M. Patanjali Sastri
7 November 1951 - 3 January 1954
Mehar Chand Mahajan
4 January 1954 - 22 December 1954
B.K. Mukherjea
23 December 1954 - 31 January 1956
S.R. Das
01 February 1956 - 30 September 1959
Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
1 October 1959 - 31 January 1964
P.B. Gajendragadkar
1 February 1964 - 15 March 1966
A.K. Sarkar
16 March 1966 - 29 June 1966
K. Subba Rao
30 June 1966 - 11 April 1967
K.N. Wanchoo
12 April 1967 - 24 February 1968
M. Hidayatullah
25 February 1968 - 16 December 1970
I.C. Shah
17 December 1970 - 21 January 1971
S.M. Sikri
22 January 1971 - 25 April 1973
A.N. Ray
26 April 1973 - 27 January 1977
M.H. Beg
28 January 1977 - 21 February 1978
Y.V. Chandrachud
22 February 1978 - 11 July 1985
P.N. Bhagwati
12 July 1985 - 20 December 1986
R.S. Pathak
21 December 1986 - 18 June 1989
E.S. Venkataramaiah
19 June 1989 - 17 December 1989
S. Mukherjee
18 December 1989 - 25 September 1990
Ranganath Mishra
26 September 1990 - 24 November 1991
K.N. Singh
25 November 1991 - 12 December 1991
M.H. Kania
13 December 1991 - 17 November 1992
I.M. Sharma
18 November 1992 - 11 February 1993
M.N. Venkatachalaiah
12 February 1993 - 24 October 1994
A.M. Ahmadi
25 October 1994 - 24 March 1997
J.S. Verma
25 March 1997 - 17 January 1998
M.M. Punchhi
18 January 1998 - 9 October 1998
A.S. Anand
10 October 1998 - 31 October 2001
S.P. Bharucha
01 November 2001 - 5 May 2002
B.N. Kirpal
6 May 2002 - 7 November 2002
G.B. Pattanaiak
8 November 2002 - 18 December 2002
V.N. Khare
19 December 2002 - 1 May 2004
S. Rajendra Babu
02 May 2004 - 31 May 2004
R.C. Lahoti
01 June 2004 - 31 October 2005
Y.K. Sabharwal
01 November 2005 - 14 January 2007
K.G.Balakrishnan
14 January 2007 - 12 May 2010
S.H.Kapadia
12 May 2010 – continuing-----





















Chief Election Commissioners of India

Name
Tenure
Sukumar Sen
21 March 1950-19 December 1958
K.V.K. Sundaram
20 December 1958-30 September 1967
S.P. Sen Verma
01 October 1967-30 September 1972
Dr Nagendra Singh
01 October 1972-6 February 1973
T. Swaminathan
07 February 1973-17 June 1977
S.L. Shakdhar
18 June 1977-17 June 1982
R.K. Trivedi
18 June 1982-31 December 1985
R.V.S. Peri Sastri
01 January 1986-25 November 1990
Smt V.S. Rama Devi
26 November 1990-11 December 1990
T.N. Seshan
12 December 1990-11 December 1996
M.S. Gill
12 December 1996-13 June 2001
J.M. Lyngdoh
14 June 2001 - 7 February 2004
T.S. Krishna Murthy
08 February 2004 - 15 May 2005
B.B. Tandon
16 May 2005 - 29 June 2006
N. Gopalaswamy
30 June 2006 - 20 April 2009
Navin Chawla
21 April 2009 - 29 July 2010
S.Y. Qureshi
30 July - Continuing











Chiefs of Army Staff

Name
Tenure
General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji
01 April 1955-14 May 1955
General S.M. Srinagesh
15 May 1955-7 May 1957
General K.S. Thimayya
08 May 1957-7 May 1961
General R.N. Thapar
08 May 1961-19 November 1962
General J.N. Choudhuri
20 November 1962-7 June 1966
General P.P. Kumaramangalam
08 June 1966-7 June 1969
General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
08 June 1969-31 December 1972
Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
01 January 1973-14 January 1973
General G.G. Bewoor
15 January 1973-31 May 1975
General T.N. Raina
01 June 1975-31 May 1978
General O.P. Malhotra
01 June 1978-31 May 1981
General K.V. Krishna Rao
01 June 1981-31 July 1983
General A.S. Vaidya
01 August 1983-31 January 1986
General K. Sunderji
01 February 1986-30 April 1988
General V.N. Sharma
01 May 1988-30 June 1990
General S.F. Rodrigues
01 July 1990-30 June 1993
General B.C. Joshi
01 July 1993-18 November 1994
General S. Roychowdhury
22 November 1994-30 September 1997
General V.P. Malik
01 October 1997-30 September 2000
General S. Padmanabhan
30 September 2000-31 December 2002
General J.J. Singh
01 February 2005 - 30 September 2007
General Deepak Kapoor
30 September 2007-30 March 2010
General V.K. Singh
31 March 2010 - Continuing







Chiefs of Naval Staff

Name
Tenure
Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall
15 August 1947-14 August 1948
Admiral Sir Edward Parry
15 August 1948-13 October 1951
Admiral Sir Mark Pizey
14 October 1951-21 July 1955
Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill
22 July 1955-21 April 1958
Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
22 April 1958-4 June 1962
Vice Admiral B.S. Soman
05 June 1962-3 March 1966
Admiral A.K. Chatterjee
04 March 1966-27 February 1970
Admiral S.M. Nanda
28 February 1970-28 February 1973
Admiral S.N. Kohli
01 March 1973-28 February 1976
Admiral J.L. Cursetji
01 March 1976-28 February 1979
Admiral R.L. Pereira
01 March 1979-28 February 1982
Admiral O.S. Dawson
01 March 1982-30 November 1984
Admiral R.H. Tahiliani
01 December 1984-30 November 1987
Admiral J.G. Nadkarni
01 December 1987-30 November 1990
Admiral Ramdas
01 December 1990-30 September 1993
Admiral V.S. Shekhawat
01 October 1993-30 September 1996
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
01 October 1996-30 December 1998
Admiral Sushil Kumar
31 December 1998 - 29 December 2001
Admiral Madhvendra Singh
29 December 2001 - 31 July 2004
Admiral Arun Prakash
01 August 2004 - 30 October 2006
Admiral Sureesh Mehta
30 October 2006 - 31 August 2009
Admiral Nirmal Verma
31 August 2009- Continuing







Chiefs of Air Staff

Name
Tenure
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
15 August 1947-21 February 1950
Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman
22 February 1950-9 December 1951
Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs
10 December 1951-31 March 1954
Air Marshal S. Mukherjee
01 April 1954-8 November 1960
Air Marshal A.M. Engineer
01 December 1960-31 July 1964
Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh
01 August 1964-15 July 1969
Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal
16 July 1969-15 January 1973
Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra
16 January 1973-31 January 1976
Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar
01 February 1976-31 August 1978
Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif
01 September 1978-31 August 1981
Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh
01 September 1981-4 September 1984
Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre
05 September 1984-1 July 1985
Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine
03 July 1985-31 July 1988
Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra
01 August 1988-31 July 1991
Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri
01 August 1991-31 July 1993
Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul
01 August 1993-31 December 1995
Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen
01 January 1996-31 December 1998
Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis
01 January 1999-31 December 2001
Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamys
31 December 2001-31 December 2004
Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi
31 December 2004-31 March 2007
Air Chief Marshal M.F. Major
31 March 2007-31 March 2009
Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik
31 March 2009 - Continuing








Chairmen of Union Public Service Commission

Name
Tenure
Sir Ross Barker
1926-1932
Sir David Petrie
August 1932-1936
Sir Eyre
1937-1942
Sir F.W. Robertson
1942-1947
Sh. H.K. Kripalani
1 April 1947-13 January 1949
Sh. R.N. Banerjee
14 January 1949-9 May 1955
Sh. N. Govindarajan
10 May 1955-9 December 1955
Sh. V.S. Hejmadi
10 December 1955-9 December 1961
Sh. B.N. Jha
11 December 1961-22 February 1967
Sh. K.R. Damle
18 April 1967-2 March 1971
Sh. R.C.S. Sarkar
11 May 1971-1 February 1973
Dr. A.R. Kidwai
5 February 1973-4 February 1979
Dr. M.L. Shahare
16 February 1979-16 February 1985
Sh. H.K.L. Capoor
18 February 1985-5 March 1990
Sh. J.P. Gupta
05 March 1990-2 June 1992
Smt. R.M. Bathew (Kharbuli)
23 September 1992-23 August 1996
Sh. S.J.S. Chhatwal
23 August 1996-30 September 1996
Sh. J.M. Qureshi
30 September 1996-11 December 1998
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Surinder Nath
11 December 1998-25 June 2002
Sh. P.C. Hota
25 June 2002-8 September 2003
Sh. Mata Prasad
08 September 2003-04 January 2005
Dr. S.R. Hashim
04 January 2005-01 April 2006
Sh. Gurbachan Jagat
01 April 2006-30 June 2007
Prof. D.P. Agrawal
Incumbent

QUIZ FOR TODAY

Hai friends , After a short break I am once again trying to post some wonderful quiz questions in this blog…………………………………. Happy quizzing…………………

1. Whose members get “promoted to glory” on their death?
Salvation Army
2. Who was the leader of wolves in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book?
Akala
3. The density of what is measured on the Rngelmann Scale?
Smoke
4. What is the hundredth digit in Pi?
9
5. Saba-Al-Kheer in Arabic. What in English?
Good Morning
6. Which world famous word was first mentioned in a poem “ Praecepta de medicine” by a physician Quintus Severus Sammonicus in the 2nd century AD. The origin of the word is not known. Name it?
Abracadabra
7. Name the word which may have been, first used by Gottfried Liebniz and the word originated from the name of the Persian mathematician Al-khowarizmi- Which word?
Algorithm

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Yours jithesh maniyat