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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 50

SSC CGL - 7th June 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q50

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In case of the death of the President and the Vice President of India, the ________ will act as the President of India.

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Chief Justice of India.

  • The Chief Justice of India will act as the president of India in case of the death of the president and vice president.
  • Justice Hidayatullah was a CJI who was sworn in as the acting President of India on 20th July 1969 and served in that capacity till the late V.V. Giri was sworn in as the President.