Read the passage and answer the questions:
Besides this Congress trio, a very important member of the Assembly was the lawyer and economist B.R. Ambedkar. He had been a political opponent of the Congress; but, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister.
Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly, where he had to steer the discussion along constructive lines while making sure all members had a chance to speak.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 13-05 S1* 21-05 S1* | 30-05 S1* | – | 02-06 S3 06-06 S3* 09-06 S1 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.2 The dominant voices … Patel, on the other hand, worked mostly behind the scenes, playing a key role in the drafting of several reports, and working to reconcile opposing points of view. Rajendra Prasad’s role was as President of the Assembly, where he had to steer the discussion along constructive lines while making sure all members had a chance to speak.…” |