Question

Which of the following statements is/are not correct?

1. The objective resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru on December 11th, 1946.

2. The first meeting was attended by both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.

3. Dr Sachidanand Sinha was selected as the interim President of the assembly. 

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1 and 2 only

The correct answer is 1 and 2 only.

• The first meeting of the constituent assembly was held on 9th December 1946. 
• The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
• The meeting was attended by only 211 members. 
• Dr Sachchidananda Sinha was elected as the interim President of the assembly following the French practice of electing the oldest member as president. Hence statement 3 is correct.
• Dr Rajendra Prasad and H C Mukherjee were elected as the President and Vice-President of the Assembly respectively on 11th December 1946. 
• Sir BN Rau was appointed as the constitutional advisor to the Assembly. 
• On December 13th, 1946 Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic objective resolution in the Assembly which laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure. Hence statement 1 is not correct.

 

List of Important Committees and their Chairperson:

Committee	Chairperson
Committee on Rules and Procedure	Rajendra Prasad
Steering Committee	Rajendra Prasad
Finance and Staff Committee	Rajendra Prasad
Credential Committee	Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
House Committee	B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Order of Business Committee	K. M. Munshi
Ad-Hoc Committee on the National Flag	Rajendra Prasad
Committee on the functions of the Constituent Assembly	G. V. Mavlankar
States Committee	Jawaharlal Nehru
Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas	Vallabhbhai Patel
Minorities Sub-Committee	H. C. Mookherjee
Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee	J. B. Kriplani
North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee	Gopinath Bardoloi
Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee	A, V. Thakkar
Union Powers committee	Jawaharlal Nehra
Union Constitution Committee	Jawaharlal Nehra
Drafting Committee	B. R. Ambedkar