During a school visit to a museum in New Delhi, Class 12 student Aarti stood before a large display of the signed Constitution of India. The guide explained that the document took about three years to prepare and that its drafts were discussed clause by clause by a body of Indian representatives. Aarti asked when the document began to govern the country, what its makers wanted it to change in Indian society, how the drafting work was organised, and what the mood in the country was in the years just before the drafting began. The guide asked her to answer each point from what she had studied in class.
In between the sessions of that body, who carried out the work of revising and refining the drafts?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Various committees and sub-committees
Option (1) The provincial legislatures — Incorrect. The provincial legislatures ran the provinces. The drafts were refined inside the Assembly by its own smaller bodies.
Option (2) The Governor-General's Executive Council — Incorrect. The Executive Council advised the Governor-General on running the government. The drafts were the Assembly's own work.
Option (3) The Congress Working Committee — Incorrect. The Congress Working Committee guided the party. The drafts belonged to the Assembly and were refined by its own bodies.
Option (4) Various committees and sub-committees — Correct. Between sessions, the work of revising and refining the drafts was done by various committees and sub-committees of the Assembly. The full Assembly then discussed the drafts clause by clause.
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