Important Committees of The Constituent Assembly

Total Questions: 11

1. Who among the following was the chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution:Constituent Assembly formed 'Union Constitution Committee' with other prominent Committees. Jawaharlal Nehru was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee. The other Committees and their Chairman were-
1.  Committee on the Rule of Procedure Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Steering Committee Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Drafting Committee Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
5. Advisory Committee on

Fundamental Right, Minorities,

Tribal and Excluded Areas .

Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel

Advisory Committee on Fundamental Right, Minorities, Tribal and Excluded Areas had two sub-committee.

A. Fundamental Right Sub-Committees J.B. Kripalani
B. Minority Sub-Committee H.C. Mukherjee

2. Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Sardar Patel
Solution:Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel was the chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly.

3. The Chairman of Drafting Committee of Indian Constituent Assembly was: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995, U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014 ]

Correct Answer: (c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Solution:Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel was the chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly.

4. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2009, Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006.]

Correct Answer: (a) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Solution:Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel was the chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly.

5. Match List-I with List-II and identify the correct answer from the code given below: [R.A.S.\R.T.S. (Pre) 2021]

List-1 List-2
A. Fundamental Rights i. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Steering ii. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Union powers iii. K.M. Munshi
D. Drafting iv. Sardar Patel

 

Code :
A B C D
(a) iv iii ii i
(b) ii iv iii i
(c) iii iv ii iv
(d) ii iii iv i
(e) None of the above

 

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above
Solution:
Constituent Assembly Committee Chairman
Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights,

Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas

Sardar Patel
Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad
Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
Drafting Committee B.R. Ambedkar

The chairman of the Steering committee was Dr. Rajendra prasad, which is not mentioned in the list. Hence none of the options is correct. The Commission excluded the question from the evaluation.

6. Who was the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities constituted by the Constituent Assembly? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Sardar Patel
Solution:Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the chairman of the advisory committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, Tribals and Excluded Areas. Two sub-committees of this Committee were the Fundamental Rights sub-committee under the chairmanship of J.B. Kriplani and the Minority sub- committee under the Chairmanship of H.C. Mukherjee.

7. The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had how many other members? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) 6
Solution:There were 6 other members in the drafting committee constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Members were N. Gopala Swamy Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar, K.M. Munshi, Mohd. Saadullah, B.L. Mitter and D.P. Khaitan. N. Madhava Rau was included replacing B.L. Mitter, and T.T. Krishnamachari was included after the death of D.P. Khaitan in 1948.

8. Who among the following were the members of the drafting committee of the Constitution? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(1) N. Gopalaswami

(ii) Jawaharlal Nehru

(iii) Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar

(iv) Sardar Patel

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (1) and (iii)
Solution:There were 6 other members in the drafting committee constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Members were N. Gopala Swamy Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar, K.M. Munshi, Mohd. Saadullah, B.L. Mitter and D.P. Khaitan. N. Madhava Rau was included replacing B.L. Mitter, and T.T. Krishnamachari was included after the death of D.P. Khaitan in 1948.

9. Who among the following was not a members of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

Correct Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution:There were 6 other members in the drafting committee constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Members were N. Gopala Swamy Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar, K.M. Munshi, Mohd. Saadullah, B.L. Mitter and D.P. Khaitan. N. Madhava Rau was included replacing B.L. Mitter, and T.T. Krishnamachari was included after the death of D.P. Khaitan in 1948.

10. The Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) 29 August, 1947
Solution:On 29 August, 1947, by a resolution, Drafting Committee was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Ambedkar to discuss and decide the form and structure of the Constitution.

11. Who was the chairman of the National Flag Committee? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]

Correct Answer: (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Solution:There were two flag committees mentioned in Indian history-(1) The Flag Committee was constituted on 2 April, 1931 at Karachi Session under the chairmanship of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. (2) An Ad-hoc Committee on National Flag was formed on 23 June, 1947 whose chairman was Dr. Rajendra Prasad. As the question is about chairman of the Flag Committee constituted by the Constituent Assembly, so the correct answer is option (b). J.B. Kripalani was neither chairman nor a member of any of the Flay Committees.