Question

Who was the Interim President of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946?

1. G. V. Mavlankar
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. B.R. Ambedkar
4. Sachchidananda Sinha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Sachchidananda Sinha

The correct answer is Sachchidananda Sinha.

• The Constituent Assembly was set up on 6^th December 1946.
• The Constitution of India was officially framed by the Constituent Assembly.
• The Indian National Congress made the demand a Constituent Assembly in 1934.
• The first official meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9^th December 1946.
  • The first meeting was conducted with 207 members including 9 women.

• Sachidananda Sinha was appointed as the temporary chairman during its first meeting.
  • He was a member of the Imperial Legislative Council from 1910 to 1920.
  • He was appointed as the Deputy President of the Indian Legislative Assembly in 1921.
  • Notable works:
    • Some Eminent Indian Contemporaries.
    • Iqbal: The Poet and His Message.

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly on 11^th December 1946.
• The Constituent Assembly also appointed H C Mukherjee as its Vice President.
• The Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly was B. N Rao.
• The Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution on 26^th November 1949.
• B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
• G. V. Mavlankar was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha.