Q – How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(a) 15
(b) 13
(c) 12
(d) 10
U.P.P.S.C.(R.I.) 2014
Ans. (a)
Explanation – The total number of women members in the Constituent Assembly was 15. They were-
(1) Ammu Swaminathan
(2) Annie Mascarene,
(3) Sarojini Naidu,
(4) Dakshayani Velayudan,
(5) G. Durgabai Deshmukh,
(6) Hansa Mehta,
(7) Kamala Chaudhari,
(8) Leela Roy,
(9) Malati Choudhury,
(10) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur,
(11) Renuka Ray,
(12) Purnima Banerjee,
(13) Begum Aizaz Rasul,
(14) Sucheta Kripalani and
(15) Vijayalakshmi Pandit.