Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

He was a prominent leader of the anti-caste movement in India, founder of the Independent Labour Party, a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council during the Second World War, Law Minister in the first Cabinet in independent India, a position from which he resigned in 1951. Identify the person.

Options:

Jagjivan Ram

Acharya Narendra Dev

E.V. Ramasami Naicker 'Periyar'

Bhimrao Ambedkar

Correct Answer:

Bhimrao Ambedkar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → 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.