Who among the following was the Constitutional Advisor to the Government of India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B.N. Rau
The civil servant B. N. Rau, Constitutional Advisor to the Government of India, prepared a series of background papers based on a close study of the political systems of other countries.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.2 The dominant voices … 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.” |