Read the following paragraph and answer the below questions
1)Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of India, in
office from 1950 to 1962.[1] He was an Indian political leader and lawyer by training. Prasad
joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a
major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned
by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942.
After the 1946 elections, Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central
government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent
Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional
parliament.
2)When India became a republic in 1950, Prasad was elected its first president by the
Constituent Assembly. Following the general election of 1951, he was elected president by the
electoral college of the first Parliament of India and its state legislatures. As president, Prasad
established a tradition of non-partisanship and independence for the office-bearer, and retired
from Congress party politics. Although a ceremonial head of state, Prasad encouraged the
development of education in India and advised the Nehru government on several occasions. In
1957, Prasad was re-elected to the presidency, becoming the only president to serve two full
terms.[2].Two and a half years after independence, on 26 January 1950, the Constitution of
independent India was ratified and Prasad was elected the nation's first president.
Unfortunately, on the night of 25 January 1950, a day before the Republic Day of India, his sister
Bhagwati Devi died. He arranged her cremation but only after his return from the parade
ground.
3)As President of India, he duly acted as required by the Constitution, independent of any
political party. He travelled the world extensively as an ambassador of India, building diplomatic
rapport with foreign nations. He was re-elected for two consecutive terms in 1952 and 1957, and
remains only President of India to achieve this feat. The Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan were open to public for about a month for the first time during his tenure, and since
then it has been a big attraction for people in Delhi and other parts of the country.[15]
4)Prasad acted independently of politics, following the expected role of the president as
required the constitution. Following the tussle over the enactment of the Hindu Code Bill, he
took a more active role in state affairs. In 1962, after serving twelve years as the president, he
announced his decision to retire. After relinquishing the office of the President of India on May
1962, he returned to Patna on 14 May 1962 and preferred to stay in the campus of Bihar
Vidyapeeth.[16] He was subsequently awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian
award.
5)He died on 28 February 1963. Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya in Patna is dedicated to him
very short answers.
1. which party does Rajendra Prasad joined ?
2. In which years india become republice ?
3. Mahadev sahai was scholar of.............?
4. In which day bhagawati devi died ?
5. Rajendra Prasad was awareded by...........?
Short answer question.
1.As a president what are the work does prasad do?
2.Name the two movements in which prasad support
for india and also mention the year?
long answer question
1.Name the professions of Dr. Prasad?
