Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India

July 25, 2022
Current Context: Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India in a ceremony held at Parliament's Central Hall.
Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India
  • Chief Justice of India N V Ramana administered the oath of office.
  • She is the second woman, first tribal woman and first President to be born in independent India.
  • The swearing-in ceremony saw the presence of former president Ram Nath Kovind, Vice president and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi amongst others.
  • She took an oath in the name of God in Hindi. In her first address, she said " My nomination is the evidence that the poor in India can not only dream but also fulfill those dreams".
  • Earlier the day she paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.

Question: 

Q.1 Name the 15th President of India?
a. Pratibha Patil
b. Manmohan Singh
c. Ram Nath Kovind
d. Droupadi Murmu

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