______________ demanded justice for women, not reserved seats, or separate electorates.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Hansa Mehta
In the Constituent Assembly, Hansa Mehta of Bombay demanded justice for women, not reserved seats or separate electorates. “We have never asked for privileges,” she said; what women had asked for was social justice, economic justice and political justice.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 20-05 S1 | – | 19-07 S1* | 14-06 S3* | 16-07 S1* |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 12: Framing the Constitution (2025-26)
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