Who among the following former Presidents of India did not hold the office of the Vice-President of India before becoming the President of India?

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Q: 34 (IES/2005)
Who among the following former Presidents of India did not hold the office of the Vice-President of India before becoming the President of India?

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Polity

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IES

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{'neelam sanjiva reddy': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'former presidents': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'president': [4, 0, 2, 1]}

Among the provided options, the former President of India who did not hold the office of the Vice-President of India before becoming the President is Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

Option 1: K. R. Narayanan - K. R. Narayanan served as the Vice-President of India from 1992 to 1997 before becoming the President from 1997 to 2002.

Option 2: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy did not serve as the Vice-President of India. He directly became the President of India from 1977 to 1982. Therefore, this option is correct.

Option 3: R. Venkataraman - R. Venkataraman served as the Vice-President of India from 1984 to 1987 before becoming the President from 1987 to 1992.

Option 4: Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma - Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma served as the Vice-President of India from 1987 to 1992 before becoming the President from 1992 to 1997.

Therefore, option 2, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, is the correct answer as he did not hold the