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.