Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

Read the passage and answer the questions:
Besides this Congress trio, a very important member of the Assembly was the lawyer and economist B.R. Ambedkar. He had been a political opponent of the Congress; but, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister.

Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Commission of the Constitution?
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

3

Explanation:

Besides this Congress trio, a very important member of the Assembly was the lawyer and economist B.R. Ambedkar. During the period of British rule, Ambedkar had been a political opponent of the Congress; but, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister. In this capacity, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.