Q – The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had how many other members?
(a) 7
(b) 6
(6) 5
(d) 4
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Ans. (b)
Explanation – There were 6 other members in the drafting committee constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
There were a total 7 members including the chairman while the committee consisted of a chairman and six members. That is, the Drafting Committee of 6 members was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Drafting Committee Among all the committees of the Constituent Assembly, the most important committee was the Drafting Committee set up on August 29, 1947. It was this committee that was entrusted with the task of preparing a draft of the new Constitution. It consisted of seven members. They were: 1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman) 2. N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar 3. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar 4. Dr. K.M. Munshi 5. Syed Mohammad Saadullah 6. N. Madhava Rau (He replaced B.L. Mitter who resigned due to ill-health) 7. T.T. Krishnamachari (He replaced D.P. Khaitan who died in 1948) Source : Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth |