Q – Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sachchidanand Sinha
(d) C. Rajagopalachari
I.A.S. (Pre) 2009
Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003
M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000
Ans. (a)
Explanation – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting committee. It was the most important committee since it was tasked with the responsibility of drafting the constitution.
Major Committees 1. Union Powers Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Provincial Constitution Committee – Sardar Patel 4. Drafting Committee – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Sardar Patel. 6. Rules of Procedure Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad 7. States Committee (Committee for Negotiating with States) Jawaharlal Nehru 8. Steering Committee – Dr. Rajendra Prasad Source : Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth 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 |