Which one of the following pairs of a leader in the Constituent Assembly and the movement or idea linked with him or her is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → N.G. Ranga - a socialist who had been a leader of the peasant movement
Option (1) N.G. Ranga - a socialist who had been a leader of the peasant movement — Correct. N.G. Ranga was a socialist and a leader of the peasant movement. This is why he saw the poor as the real minorities.
Option (2) Govind Ballabh Pant - a socialist who urged reading minorities in economic terms — Incorrect. Reading minorities in economic terms was Ranga's idea. Pant argued that loyalties must be centred round the State.
Option (3) Begum Aizaas Rasul - a leader of the peasant movement who spoke for the poor — Incorrect. Begum Aizaas Rasul is known in these debates for calling separate electorates selfdestructive. She led no peasant movement.
Option (4) Jawaharlal Nehru - a socialist who said the poor need props and a ladder — Incorrect. Nehru introduced the Objectives Resolution. The words about props and a ladder were Ranga's.
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