Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Who among the following was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly?

Options:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel

Babasaheb Ambedkar

Acharya Narendra Dev

Correct Answer:

Babasaheb Ambedkar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - Babasaheb Ambedkar

Babasaheb Ambedkar was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly.

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.