Question

Which one of the following said, "A Constitution. like a machine, is a lifeless thing. It acquires life because of the men who control it and India needs today nothing more than a set of honest men who will have the interest of the country before them"?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The correct answer is Dr Rajendra Prasad.

• There were certain debates held in the Constituent Assembly while preparing the Constitution of India. 
• In one such debate on 26th November 1949, Dr Rajendra Prasad said-
  •  A Constitution. like a machine, is a lifeless thing. It acquires life because of the men who control it and India needs today nothing more than a set of honest men who will have the interest of the country before them.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad
  • He was the first and longest-serving president of India (1950 to 1962).
  • He was one of the prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement and played a prominent role as the President of the Indian National Congress.
  • ​He was a lawyer by profession, and also an influential leader during the Indian freedom struggle.
  • He served as the president of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the first constitution of the Republic of India, which lasted from 1948 to 1950.