Match List I with List II.
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Dakshayani Velayudhan | I. | Hindustani as language of nation |
| B. | Hansa Mehta | II. | Removal of social disabilities |
| C. | R. V. Dhulekar | III. | Justice for women |
| D. | Shankarrao Deo | IV. | Hindi as national language |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
A. Dakshayani Velayudhan — this matches II. Removal of social disabilities. Speaking for the depressed castes, she said that what they wanted was the “immediate removal of our social disabilities”, not all kinds of safeguards.
B. Hansa Mehta — this matches III. Justice for women. Hansa Mehta of Bombay demanded justice for women, not reserved seats or separate electorates.
C. R. V. Dhulekar — this matches IV. Hindi as national language. In one of the earliest sessions, this Congressman from the United Provinces made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.
D. Shankarrao Deo — this matches I. Hindustani as language of nation. As a Congressman and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he said that he had accepted Hindustani as a language of the nation.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 A plea for Hindi … In one of the earliest sessions of the Constituent Assembly, R. V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.… 5.2 The fear of domination … As the discussion became acrimonious, many members appealed for a spirit of accommodation. A member from Bombay, Shri Shankarrao Deo stated that as a Congressman and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi he had accepted Hindustani as a language of the nation, but he warned: ‘if you want my whole-hearted support (for Hindi) you must not do now anything which may raise my suspicions…”
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