Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Committees of Constituent Assembly | LIST-II Presidents | ||
| A. | Union Constitution Committee | I. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Steering Committee | II. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Drafting Committee | III. | J.B. Kripalani |
| D. | Flag Committee | IV. | Bhimrao Ambedkar |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III
(A) Union Constitution Committee — this matches (II) Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru also headed the Union Power Committee and the States Committee, and he moved the Objectives Resolution in the Assembly.
(B) Steering Committee — this matches (I) Rajendra Prasad. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly and also headed the Rules of Procedure Committee.
(C) Drafting Committee — this matches (IV) Bhimrao Ambedkar. As Chairman of the Drafting Committee, Ambedkar steered the Draft Constitution through the Assembly.
(D) Flag Committee — this matches (III) J.B. Kripalani, who also headed the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.2 The dominant voices … 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. In this capacity, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.… Important Committees of the Constituent Assembly and Presidents…”
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