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The third Vice-President of India was:

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Answer: Option D — V.V. Giri

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Giri. Varahagiri Venkata Giri was the third Vice-President of India, holding the office from May 1967 to May 1969.

Early life and the labour movement:

  • He was born in 1894 at Berhampur, in present-day Odisha.
  • He studied law in Dublin, where he was influenced by the Irish freedom movement.
  • He was a leading trade unionist and served as President of the All India Trade Union Congress.
  • He founded the All India Railwaymen's Federation.

Political career:

  • He took part in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned several times.
  • After independence, he served as India's High Commissioner to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
  • He was Union Minister of Labour in Nehru's government and resigned on a matter of principle over a bank employees' dispute.
  • He served as Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Mysore (now Karnataka).

As Vice-President:

  • He was the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
  • He was elected Vice-President in 1967.

Honours:

He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1975.

Writings:

He wrote "Industrial Relations" and "Labour Problems in Indian Industry".

The V.V. Giri National Labour Institute at Noida is named after him.

Vice-Presidents of India in order:

First: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

Second: Dr. Zakir Husain.

Third: V.V. Giri.

Fourth: Gopal Swarup Pathak.

Fifth: B.D. Jatti.

Sixth: M. Hidayatullah.

Election of the Vice-President:

The Vice-President is elected by members of both Houses of Parliament, including nominated members.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Gopal Swarup Pathak was the fourth Vice-President.

B.D. Jatti was the fifth Vice-President.

  • Hidayatullah was the sixth Vice-President and had earlier been Chief Justice of India.

Quick tip

Remember: Vice-Presidents in order: Radhakrishnan, Zakir Husain, V.V. Giri, G.S. Pathak, B.D. Jatti, Hidayatullah.

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