Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Who resigned in 1951, due to differences over the Hindu Code Bill, from Jawaharlal Nehru's first Cabinet?

Options:

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

C. Rajagopalachari

Correct Answer:

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956): Leader of the anti-caste movement and the struggle for justice to the Dalits; scholar and intellectual; founder of Independent Labour Party; later founded the Scheduled Castes Federation; planned the formation of the Republican Party of India; Member of Viceroy’s Executive Council during the Second World War; Chairman, Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly; Minister in Nehru’s first cabinet after independence; resigned in 1951 due to differences over the Hindu Code Bill; adopted Buddhism in 1956, with thousands of followers.