Put the following statements in sequence:
A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was appointed as the law minister with the recommendation of Gandhiji
B. Vallabhbhai Patel worked mostly behind the scenes, drafting several reports
C. Jawaharlal Nehru declared the "Objectives Resolution", defining ideas of the Constitution
D. Steering constructive discussion in the Constituent Assembly was taken care of by Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → C, B, D, A
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru declared the “Objectives Resolution”, defining ideas of the Constitution — 13 December 1946, at the start of the Assembly’s work, when Nehru introduced the Objectives Resolution, which set out the defining ideals of the Constitution. It comes first.
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel worked mostly behind the scenes, drafting several reports — through the Assembly’s sessions that followed, Patel played a key role in drafting several reports and in reconciling opposing points of view.
(D) Steering constructive discussion in the Constituent Assembly was taken care of by Dr. Rajendra Prasad — as President of the Assembly, Rajendra Prasad steered the discussion along constructive lines while making sure every member had a chance to speak.
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was appointed as the law minister with the recommendation of Gandhiji — at Independence (August 1947), on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar was asked to join the Union Cabinet as law minister. This came after the Objectives Resolution (C) of December 1946, so (A) stands after (C).
NCERT (2026-27): “1.2 The dominant voices … The Constituent Assembly had 300 members. Of these, six members played particularly important roles. Three were representatives of the Congress, namely, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad. It was Nehru who moved the crucial ‘Objectives Resolution’, as well as the resolution proposing that the National Flag of India be a ‘horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion’, with a wheel in navy blue at the centre. Patel, on the other hand, worked mostly behind the scenes, playing a key role in the drafting of several reports, and working to reconcile opposing points of view. Rajendra Prasad’s role was as President of the Assembly, where he had to steer the discussion along constructive lines while making sure all members had a chance to speak. 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.… 2. The Vision of the Constitution … On 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly.…” |