Which among the following were women members of the Constituent Assembly:
(A) Sucheta Kripalani, G. Durgabai, Rameshwari Nehru
(B) Annie Mascarene, G. Durgabai, Renuka Ray
(C) Vijayalakshmi Menon, Kamla Chaudhri, Sarojini Naidu
(D) Sarojini Naidu, Begum Aizaz Rasul, Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (D) only
(A) Sucheta Kripalani, G. Durgabai, Rameshwari Nehru Incorrect. Sucheta Kripalani and G. Durgabai were members, but Rameshwari Nehru was not one of the fifteen women members of the Constituent Assembly.
(B) Annie Mascarene, G. Durgabai, Renuka Ray Correct. All three are women members of the Assembly: Annie Mascarene (Travancore and Cochin Union), G. Durgabai (Madras) and Renuka Ray (West Bengal).
(C) Vijayalakshmi Menon, Kamla Chaudhri, Sarojini Naidu Incorrect. Kamla Chaudhri and Sarojini Naidu were members, but the member was Vijayalakshmi Pandit, not ‘Vijayalakshmi Menon’.
(D) Sarojini Naidu, Begum Aizaz Rasul, Vijayalakshmi Pandit Correct. All three are women members: Sarojini Naidu (Bihar), Begum Aizaz Rasul (United Provinces) and Vijayalakshmi Pandit (United Provinces).
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 12: Framing the Constitution (2026-27)
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