Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Identify the political leader from the given information:
- Leader of the anti-caste movement and the struggle for justice for the Dalits.
- He is the founder of the Independent Labour Party.
- Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council during the Second World War.
- Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly

Options:

Acharya Narendra Dev

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Correct Answer:

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Explanation:

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956)

He was a prominent leader of the anti-caste movement & played a pivotal role in the struggle for justice for the Dalits.
He founded the Independent Labour Party, The Scheduled Castes Federation & envisioned the formation of the Republican Party of India.
During World War II he served as a Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
He was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly.
Post-independence, he became the Law Minister in Nehru's first cabinet.
However, he resigned from his ministerial post in 1951 due to differences with the government over the Hindu Code Bill.
In 1956, he renounced Hinduism and embraced Buddhism along with thousands of his followers.
He had become frail because of diabetes. On 6th December 1956, he died in his sleep.