Q – Who among the following were the members of the drafting committee of the Constitution?
(i) N.Gopalaswami
(ii) Jawaharlal Nehru
(iii) Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
(iv) Sardar Patel
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Code:
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014
Ans. (c)
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 |