GeneralHistory

Fact Box

  • The President of India is the constitutional head and the first citizen of India.
  • Ramaswamy Venkataraman also served as the President of India for a period of four years before he got elected as the president.
  • Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma was the President of Indian National Congress in 1972-1974
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President to have been awarded with Bharat Ratna, the Nation’s Highest Civilian Award.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been elected as the Prime Minister of India thrice.
  • Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India. He became the Prime Minister at the age of 40 only.
  • La Paz (Capital of Bolivia) is the world’s highest capital city.
  • South Africa is the only country which has three capitals.
  • Santosh Yadav is the first and the only woman in the world to have climbed Mount Everest twice.