Who among the following was elected unopposed to the position of Vice President of India?
- AVarahagiri Venkata Giri
- BKocheril Raman Narayanan
- CMohammad Hidayatullah
- DMohammad Hamid Ansari
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Correct answer: (c) Mohammad Hidayatullah
Explanation
Mohammad Hidayatullah was elected unopposed as Vice President in 1979. He is also the only person to have been Chief Justice of India, Vice President and acting President.
(Dr S. Radhakrishnan and Shankar Dayal Sharma were also elected unopposed, but they are not among the options.)
The others faced contests: V. V. Giri in 1967, K. R. Narayanan in 1992, and Hamid Ansari in 2007 and 2012.