Who had the shortest tenure as Indian President?

(A) Shankar Dayal Sharma
(B) Pranab Mukherjee
(C) Pratibha Patil
(D) Dr Zakir Hussain

Correct Answer : Dr Zakir Hussain
Question Asked : SSC Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam 2018
Explanation : Dr. Zakir Hussain was India’s first Muslim president, who occupied the office for the shortest period. His untimely death two years after being elected made V.V. Giri the first acting President of India. He breathed his last on May 3, 1969 thus becoming the first Indian President to die in office.
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