Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

Which of the following is incorrect about Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar?

Options:

He was a political opponent of Congress.

On the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister

In the capacity as Law Minister, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.

He headed the Minorities Sub-Committee of the constituent assembly.

Correct Answer:

He headed the Minorities Sub-Committee of the constituent assembly.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - All of the above

Option 1- He was a political opponent of Congress.
Option 2- On the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister
Option 3- In the capacity as Law Minister, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.
Option 4- He headed the Minorities Sub-Committee of the constituent assembly.

CORRECTION : Minorities Sub-Committee was headed by H. C. Mookerjee, not B.R. Ambedkar.

 

The Constituent Assembly had 300 members. Of these, six members played particularly important roles. Three were representatives of the Congress, namely, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad.

Besides the Congress trio, a very important member of the Assembly was the lawyer and economist B.R. Ambedkar. During the period of British rule, Ambedkar had been a political opponent of the Congress; but, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister. In this capacity, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution. Serving with him were two other lawyers, K.M. Munshi from Gujarat and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar from Madras, both of whom gave crucial inputs in the drafting of the Constitution. These six members were given vital assistance by two civil servants. One was B. N. Rau, Constitutional Advisor to the Government of India, who prepared a series of background papers based on a close study of the political systems obtaining in other countries. The other was the Chief Draughtsman, S. N. Mukherjee, who had the ability to put complex proposals in clear legal language.