The famous speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ was given by which leader?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
On the night of 14-15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India, addressed a special session of the Constituent Assembly; this was the famous ‘tryst with destiny’ speech.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “Challenges for the new nation-state At the hour of midnight on 14-15 August 1947, India attained independence. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of free India, addressed a special session of the Constituent Assembly that night. This was the famous ‘tryst with destiny’ speech that you are familiar with.…” |