Who amongst the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

Q – Who amongst the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?

(a) Mohammad Saadullah

(b) K.M. Munshi

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2012

Ans. (d)

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