[Solved] When the offices of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, who acts as President?

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Q.	When the offices of the President and Vice President fall vacant simultaneously, who acts as President?
A.	Prime Minister of India
B.	The Chief Justice of India
C.	The Speaker of Lok Sabha
D.	The Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Answer» B. The Chief Justice of India
Explanation: Parliament has by an enactment made provision for the discharge of the functions of the President when vacancies occur in the offices of the President and of the Vice-President simultaneously. In such an eventuality, the Chief Justice of India, or in his absence the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court of India available discharges the functions of the President until a newly elected President enters upon his office or a newly elected Vice-President begins to act as President under Article 65 of the Constitution, whichever is earlier.

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