During a school exhibition on the making of the Constitution, Riya prepares a chart of the important committees of the Constituent Assembly. Beside each committee she has to write the name of the member who presided over it. While working, she notices that a few senior leaders headed more than one committee or sub-committee, and that the work of drafting, procedure, rights, minorities and the states was divided among different members. Her teacher asks her to check every name against the list of committees and their presidents before the chart is put up.
While checking her chart, Riya finds that one member presided over both the Flag Committee and the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee. Which name should she write beside both?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → J. B. Kripalani
Option (1) J. B. Kripalani — Correct. J. B. Kripalani presided over the Flag Committee and also the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee, so his name goes beside both.
Option (2) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — Incorrect. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel also headed two bodies, but they were the Provincial Constitution Committee and the Advisory Committee.
Option (3) H. C. Mookerjee — Incorrect. H. C. Mookerjee presided over the Minorities Sub-Committee, which dealt with the safeguards for minorities.
Option (4) S. Varadachariar — Incorrect. S. Varadachariar presided over the Supreme Court Committee, which dealt with the planning of the highest court.
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