1 India has a _______ form of government

Parliamentary Presidential Oligarchy Totalitarian

2 As a secular country, India doesn't have a state _________.
Government Religion Judiciary Executive
3 Fundamental duties are ______ by law
Fully enforced Partially enforced Not enforced Not required to enforce
4 By the beginning of the 16th century, the Indian national movement have been active
True False
5 Who was the president of the constituent assembly?
S. Radhakrishnan Dr.Rajendra B R Ambedkar C Rajaji
Prasad
6 Everyone is equal before law.’ This right falls under _______
Right to Education Right to Equality Right to Vote Right to Study
7 The Indian Constitution was finally completed in _____.
November 1946 September 1949 November 1949 August 1950
8 The existence of more than one level of government in any country is called ____
Democracy Federalism Universal Adult Monarchy
Franchise
9 The Human trafficking and forced labour are prohibited under ____.
Cultural and Right against Right to freedom of Right to Property
Educational Rights Exploitation Religion
10 In 1934, _____ demanded for a Constituent Assembly for the first time.
Indian National Swarajya Party Forward Block Communist Party
Congress
11 The system of courts in the country is collectively referred as ______.
Judiciary Ministers Congress Executive
12 The idea to have a Constitution was given by _____
Mahatma Gandhi W.C Benarji Dr. B.N Rao M. N. Roy
13 The Constitution of India came into force on _____.
26 January 1947 26 January 1949 26 November 1949 26 January 1950
14 The original constitution was divided into 22 Parts & 8 Schedules, now it is ___Parts &
___ Schedules.
22 Parts, 8 Schedules 25 Parts, 12 22 Parts, 12 24 Parts, 12 schedules
Schedules Schedules
15 The Constituent Assembly was the 1st parliament of free India till the 1st general election
held in 1952.
True False
16 What is Preamble
Introductory Introductory Last word of the Parts of the Constitution
Statement of Statement of Constitution
Constitution Policies and Bills
17 What does Legislative Assembly do?
Make laws Implement Laws Break / Remove Violate the laws
Laws
18 The drafting of the document called the constitution was done by an assembly of elected
representatives called the _____
Constitutional National Assembly Electoral Assembly Constituent
Assembly Assembly
19 The Constituent Assembly that wrote the Indian constitution had ….. members.
244 268 276 299
20 What is called the soul of the Indian Constitution?
Legislative Executives Judiciary Preamble
21 From which of the following country’s constitution most countries chose to begin their
constitution with a preamble?
France Britain Italy America
22 Protection of wild life comes under which of the following in Constitution of India?
Fundamental Duties Directive Principles Seventh Schedule All of the above
23 What is the composition of the bicameral parliament in India?

Answer: The bicameral parliament in India is composed of the Council of States, Rajya
Sabha, and the House of the People, Lok Sabha.

24 What was the Cripps Mission and what was its acceptance of demand?

Answer: The Cripps Mission was a proposal in 1942 that recognized the demand for a
constitution to be framed by an elected constituent assembly and for India to be given a
dominion status.

25 What was the demand for a constituent assembly?

Answer: The demand for a constituent assembly was for the purpose of framing a
constitution for India.

26 What is the composition of the bicameral parliament in India?

Answer: The bicameral parliament in India is composed of the Council of States, Rajya
Sabha, and the House of the People, Lok Sabha.

27 What is the State's duty in terms of protecting and improving the environment and
safeguarding forests?

Answer: The State's duty is to protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests.

28 What is the State's policy towards the concentration of wealth and means of production?

Answer: The State's policy towards the concentration of wealth and means of production is
to direct its policy towards ensuring that the operation of the economic system does not
result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.

29 Are the Directive Principles of State Policy enforceable by any court?

Answer: No, the provisions contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India are not
enforceable by any court.

30 What is the purpose of organizing agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and
scientific lines?

Answer: The purpose of organizing agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and
 scientific lines is to improve productivity and efficiency in these sectors.

31 What is the State's policy towards securing an adequate means of livelihood for citizens?

Answer: The State's policy towards securing an adequate means of livelihood for citizens is
to direct its policy towards ensuring that citizens, men and women equally, have the right
to an adequate means of livelihood.

32 What rights does the State aim to secure for its citizens in terms of work, education, and
public assistance?

Answer: The State aims to secure the right to work, to education, and to public assistance
in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness, and disablement, and in other cases of
undeserved want.

33 What is the responsibility of the State in regards to providing legal aid?

Answer: The State shall provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any
other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by
reason of economic or other disabilities.

34 What is the State's duty in terms of promoting the educational and economic interests of
weaker sections of the people?

Answer: The State's duty is to promote with special care the educational and economic
interests of the weaker sections of the people, and protect them from social injustice and all
forms of exploitation.

35 What is the purpose of organizing village panchayats?

Answer: The purpose of organizing village panchayats is to enable them to function as

units of self-government.

36 What provision does the State make for just and humane conditions of work and maternity
relief?

Answer: The State makes provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and
for maternity relief.

37 What is the State's policy towards the distribution of material resources of the community?

Answer: The State's policy towards the distribution of material resources of the community
is to direct its policy towards ensuring that the ownership and control of the material
resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good.

38 What is the aim of DPSPs?

Answer: The aim of DPSPs is to create social and economic conditions under which the
citizens can lead a good life and to establish social and economic democracy through a
 welfare state.

39 What is the State's duty in terms of raising the level of nutrition and the standard of living
of its people?

Answer: The State's duty is to regard the raising of the level of nutrition and the standard of
living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary duties.

40 What is the purpose of the legal system according to the Constitution of India?

Answer: The purpose of the legal system according to the Constitution of India is to
promote justice on a basis of equal opportunity.

41 What does the State aim to secure for workers in terms of work and living conditions?

Answer: The State aims to secure work, a living wage, conditions of work ensuring a
decent standard of life, and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities
for all workers, agricultural, industrial or otherwise.

42 What is the purpose of the State in promoting the welfare of the people?

Answer: The purpose of the State in promoting the welfare of the people is to secure and
protect a social order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall inform all the
institutions of the national life.

43 What are the types of Directive Principles of State Policy?

Answer: The types of Directive Principles of State Policy are Socialistic Principles,
Gandhian Principles, Liberal Principles, and General/Miscellaneous Principles.

44 What is the purpose of promoting cottage industries on an individual or co-operative basis

in rural areas?

Answer: The purpose of promoting cottage industries on an individual or co-operative basis

in rural areas is to provide employment opportunities and improve the economic conditions
of the people living in those areas.

45 What is the purpose of the provision for equal justice and free legal aid?

Answer: The purpose of the provision for equal justice and free legal aid is to ensure that
all citizens have access to justice and legal aid, regardless of their economic status.

46 What are the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Answer: The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines to the central and state
governments of India, to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies.

47 What was the demand formulated by Pandit Nehru in 1938?

 Answer: Pandit Nehru formulated the demand for constituent assembly.

48 How were the seats in each Province distributed among the three main communities?

Answer: The seats in each Province were distributed among the three main communities,
Muslims, Sikh and general, in proportion to their respective populations.

49 What happened to the territories that fell under Pakistan after the partition in 1947?

Answer: The territories that fell under Pakistan and those members who were part of The
Constituent Assembly ceased to be members of the Constituent Assembly.

50 When did the Indian Constitution become fully applicable?

Answer: The Indian Constitution became fully applicable on 26 Jan 1950.

51 Which states in India have bicameral legislatures?

Answer: The states of Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharshtra, and Uttar
Pradesh have bicameral legislatures while the other 20 states have unicameral legislatures.

52 When did the provisions relating to Citizenship, elections, provisional Parliament,

temporary and transitional positions come into effect?

Answer: The provisions relating to Citizenship, elections, provisional Parliament,

temporary and transitional positions were given immediate effect on The 26th Nov.1949.

53 What are some of the salient features of the Constitution of India?

Answer: The salient features of the Constitution of India include being the longest written
constitution in the world, borrowing provisions from several sources and several other
constitutions of the world, and having distinct and unique features as compared to other
constitutions.

54 What did the Cabinet Mission provide for in 1946?

Answer: The Cabinet Mission provided for an indirectly elected Constituent assembly
consisting of 389 members, with 292 to be elected from provinces, 93 to be nominated
from princely states, and 4 to be nominated from chief comm. Areas.

55 What was the backbone of the present Constitution of India?

Answer: The Government of India Act 1935 was the backbone of the present Constitution
of India.

56 When did the rest of the Indian Constitution come into force?

Answer: The rest of the Indian Constitution came into force on the 26th Jan. 1950.
57 How many members are there in the House of the People in India?

Answer: The House of the People in India is composed of 550 members, i.e., 530 members
from the States and 20 members from the Union Territories.

58 When did the first meeting of the constituent assembly take place and who boycotted it?

Answer: The first meeting of the constituent assembly took place on December 9, 1946, but
it was boycotted by the Muslim League.

59 What were some of the milestones in the development of the Constitution of India?

Answer: The Regulating Act 1773, The Charter Act 1793, The Charter Act 1813, The
Charter Act 1833, and The Charter Act 1853 were some of the milestones in the
development of the Constitution of India.

60 When did the Constituent Assembly re-assemble as the Sovereign Constituent Assembly
for the Dominion of India?

Answer: The Constituent Assembly re-assembled as the Sovereign Constituent Assembly

for the Dominion of India on August 14th, 1947

61 How is each state and Union Territory in India administered?

Answer: Each state is administered by a Governor appointed by the President while each
Union Territory is administered by the President through a Minister.

62 When did the Indian National Congress form?

Answer: The Indian National Congress formed in 1885.

63 How are members of the Council of States elected?

Answer: The President of India nominates 12 persons having special knowledge or

practical experience in respect of literature, art, science and social service, while the
remaining 238 seats are to be filled in by the persons to be elected by the legislative
assemblies of their respective states in staggered re-elections of one-third every second
year.

64 How many members were present and signed the Constitution as finally passed?

Answer: 284 members were present and signed the Constitution as finally passed.

65 When was the Indian Constitution passed by the Constituent Assembly?

Answer: The Indian Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly on 26 Nov 1949.

66 How were the members of the Constituent Assembly elected?

 Answer: The members were elected by indirect election by the members of The Provisional
Legislative Assemblies (lower house only).

67 “The ‘right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion’ guarantees a negative liberty
— which means that the state shall ensure that there is no interference or obstacle to
exercise this freedom”.
Which of the following provisions guarantees this right?
A. Article 26 (1)
B. Article 28 (1)
C. Article 25 (1)
D. Article 27 (1)
68 Which of the following is described as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Fundamental Duties
(c) Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) Preamble
69 The term ‘We’ in Preamble means
(a) Indian Government
(b) Supreme Courts
(c) Indian Parliament
(d) The People of India
70 Indian Constitution ensures ‘Justice’ in which of the following form
(a) Social
(b) Economic
(c) Political
(d) All of the above
71 Preamble has been amended by which Amendment Act?
(a) 27th Constitutional Amendment
(b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment
(c) 44th Constitutional Amendment
(d) 40th Constitutional Amendment
72 In which case, the Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is ‘not’ a part of
the Constitution?
(a) Berubari Union case
(b) Kesavanada Bharati case
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above
73 In which case, the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble
is an integral part of the Constitution?
(a) Berubari Union case
(b) Kesavanada Bharati case
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above
74 The Preamble states that the Constitution derives its authority from
(a) Indian Culture
(b) Government of India
(c) The People of India
(d) Princely states
75 Which part of the Indian Constitution expressly declares that India is a Sovereign
 Socialist Secular Democratic Republic?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Preamble
(d) Fundamental Duties
76 ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been
provided in
(a) the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights
(b) the Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) None of the Above
77 The correct sequence of the following words in the Preamble is
(a) Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular, Republic
(b) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
(c) Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic, Secular, Republic
(d) None of these
78 The ideal of Justice (Social, Economic and Political) in the Preamble draws its
inspiration from
(a) Russian Revolution
(b) American Civil War
(c) French Revolution
(d) Japanese Constitution
79 The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble have been taken from
(a) French Revolution
(b) Russian Revolution
(c) American Civil War
(d) None of the above
80 Which of the following is true about Preamble?
(a) It is a source of power to legislature and a source of prohibition upon the powers of
legislature.
(b) It is justiciable.
(c) Its provisions are enforceable in courts of law.
(d) None of the above.
81 Which of the following words in not mentioned in the Preamble to the Indian
Constitution?
(a) Sovereign
(b) Socialist
(c) Democratic
(d) Indians
82 The word ‘Sovereign’ mentioned in the Preamble implies_____
(a) India is an Independent State.
(b) India is neither a dependency nor a dominion of any other nation.
(c) India is free to conduct its own affairs (both internal and external).
(d) All of the above.
83 Till now, the Preamble to the Constitution of India has been amended for how many
times?
(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Thrice
 (d) Never
84 The Preamble to the Indian Constitution aims at securing
The Preamble to the Indian Constitution aims at securing
(a) Dignity of Individual and Unity & Integrity of the nation.
(b) Fundamental Rights to all individuals.
(c) Fundamental Rights to the citizens of India.
(d) Security of tenure to all government servants.
85 What is the meaning of ‘equality’ in the Indian Constitution?
(a) Lack of opportunities
(b) Lack of equality
(c) Absence of special privileges to any section of the society, and provision of
adequate opportunities for all individuals without any discrimination.
(d) None of the above.
86 What is the Right to Constitutional Remedies in India?

Answer: The Right to Constitutional Remedies guarantees remedies if citizens’

fundamental rights are violated and allows the aggrieved party to approach the courts.

87 What is the Swaran Singh Committee?

Answer: The Swaran Singh Committee recommended more than 10 Fundamental Duties,
including the duty to pay taxes.

88 What is the criticism of Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: Critics have described the Fundamental Duties as a code of moral precepts due to
their non-justiciable character and have called their inclusion in the Constitution
superfluous.

89 Why was the right to property removed from the list of fundamental rights?

Answer: The right to property was removed from the list of fundamental rights by the 44th
Constitutional Amendment because it proved to be a hindrance towards attaining the goal
of socialism and redistributing wealth equitably among the people.

90 What are fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: Fundamental duties are duties that are not incorporated into the Constitution but
are expected to be performed by the people.

100 What are Cultural and Educational Rights in India?

Answer: Cultural and Educational Rights protect the rights of religious, cultural, and
linguistic minorities, by facilitating them to preserve their heritage and culture, and
ensuring education for everyone without any discrimination.

101 Why are some of the fundamental duties difficult to understand?

Answer: Some of the fundamental duties are vague, ambiguous, and difficult to understand
 by the common man.

102 What does the Right to Freedom include in India?

Answer: The Right to Freedom includes freedom of speech, expression, assembly,

association, profession, and residence.

103 What is the Right to Equality in India?

Answer: The Right to Equality guarantees equal rights for everyone irrespective of
religion, gender, caste, race or place of birth.

104 What is the importance of Fundamental Duties in India?

Answer: The Fundamental Duties remind Indian citizens of their duty towards their
society, warn against anti-national and anti-social activities, promote discipline and
commitment, help courts in examining the constitutional validity of a law, and are
enforceable by law.

105 What are the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: The Fundamental Duties are a list of 11 duties that every Indian citizen must obey,
as mentioned in Article 51A of the Indian Constitution.

106 What is the Right against Exploitation in India?

Answer: The Right against Exploitation implies prohibition of traffic in human beings,
begar, and other forms of forced labor.

107 What were some of the duties recommended by the Swaran Singh Committee that were not
included in the Constitution?

Answer: The duties recommended by the committee that were not accepted included
citizens being penalized for non-compliance with or refusal to observe any of the duties,
punishments/penalties decided by the Parliament not being called into question in any
court, and the duty to pay taxes.

108 What is the Right to Freedom of Religion in India?

Answer: The Right to Freedom of Religion indicates the secular nature of Indian polity and
guarantees freedom of conscience, profession, practice, and propagation of religion.

109 When were the Fundamental Duties added to the Indian Constitution?

Answer: The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added 10 Fundamental Duties to the Indian
Constitution, and the 86th Amendment Act 2002 added the 11th Fundamental Duty.

110 What are fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution?

 Answer: Fundamental rights are the basic human rights enshrined in the Constitution of
India which are guaranteed to all citizens.

111 What is the Swaran Singh Committee?

Answer: The Swaran Singh Committee was a committee formed in 1976 that
recommended the addition of Fundamental Duties to the Indian Constitution.

112 How many fundamental rights are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: There are six fundamental rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution.

113 How many fundamental rights are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: There are six fundamental rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution.

114 Can fundamental rights be amended?

Answer: Yes, any changes to the fundamental rights require a constitutional amendment
that should be passed by both the Houses of Parliament.

115 What is the purpose of the Constitution's prohibition of children under 14 years in
hazardous conditions?

Answer: The purpose is to prevent children from being employed in hazardous conditions.

116 What is the right to property?

Answer: The right to property was a fundamental right in the Constitution, but it was
deleted from the list of fundamental rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment. It is
now a legal right.

117 What is the Doctrine of Severability?

Answer: The Doctrine of Severability is a doctrine that protects the fundamental rights
enshrined in the Constitution. It implies that only the parts of the statute that are
inconsistent with fundamental rights shall be deemed void and not the whole statute.

118 What fundamental rights are available only to citizens and not to foreigners?

Answer: The fundamental rights available only to citizens are prohibition of discrimination
on grounds of race, religion, caste, gender, or place of birth, equality of opportunity in
matters of public employment, protection of freedom of speech and expression, association,
assembly, movement, residence, and profession, protection of the culture, language, and
script of minorities, and the right of minorities to establish and administer educational
institutions.

119 What is the Right to Constitutional Remedies?

 Answer: The Right to Constitutional Remedies guarantees remedies if citizens'
fundamental rights are violated and allows the aggrieved party to approach the courts.

120 What is the Doctrine of Eclipse?

Answer: The Doctrine of Eclipse states that any law that violates fundamental rights is not
null or void ab initio, but is only non-enforceable, i.e., it is not dead but inactive. It applies
only to pre-constitutional laws.

121 How many fundamental rights are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Answer: There are six fundamental rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution.

122 Can the Parliament amend any part of the Constitution including fundamental rights?

Answer: Yes, in the Sajjan Singh case of 1965, the Supreme Court held that the Parliament
can amend any part of the Constitution including fundamental rights.

123 What do Cultural and Educational Rights protect?

Answer: Cultural and Educational Rights protect the rights of religious, cultural, and
linguistic minorities to preserve their heritage and culture and ensure education for
everyone without discrimination.

124 Can the judiciary strike down any amendment passed by Parliament that is in conflict with
the basic structure of the Constitution?

Answer: Yes, this is the basis in Indian law in which the judiciary can strike down any
amendment passed by Parliament that is in conflict with the basic structure of the
Constitution.

125 Why are fundamental rights important?

Answer: Fundamental rights are important because they safeguard the people's interests
and are like the backbone of the country.

126 Why fundamental rights are called fundamental?

Answer: Fundamental rights are called fundamental because they are enshrined in the
Constitution which guarantees them and they are justiciable (enforceable by courts).

127 Can fundamental rights be amended by the Parliament?

Answer: Yes, fundamental rights can be amended by the Parliament by a constitutional

amendment, but only if the amendment does not alter the basic structure of the
Constitution.

128 What is the Right to Equality?

 Answer: The Right to Equality guarantees equal rights for everyone irrespective of
religion, gender, caste, race or place of birth.

129 Can laws that violate fundamental rights be enforced?

Answer: No, according to Article 13, all laws that are violation of fundamental rights shall
be void.

130 What is the Right to Freedom?

Answer: The Right to Freedom includes many rights such as freedom of speech,
expression, assembly, association, profession, and residence.

131 What is the significance of fundamental rights?

Answer: Fundamental rights are enforceable by the courts, subject to certain conditions.

132 What are fundamental rights?

Answer: Fundamental rights are the basic human rights enshrined in the Constitution of
India which are guaranteed to all citizens.

133 Who can declare a law unconstitutional on the grounds of being violative of fundamental
rights?

Answer: The Supreme Court and the High Courts can declare any law unconstitutional on
the grounds that it is violative of the fundamental rights.

134 Why were Fundamental Duties criticized?

Answer: They were criticized for their non-justiciable character and being superfluous.

135 What are the Fundamental Duties in India?

Answer: The Fundamental Duties in India are a list of 11 duties that every Indian citizen
must obey, as mentioned in Article 51A of the Indian Constitution.

136 Is there any legal sanction against the violation of Fundamental Duties?

Answer: No, there is no legal sanction against their violation.

137 Are Fundamental Duties applicable to foreigners?

Answer: No, they are confined to Indian citizens only.

138 Are Fundamental Duties exhaustive?

Answer: No, they are not exhaustive as they do not cover important duties like casting
vote, paying taxes, family planning, etc.
139 Are Fundamental Duties justiciable?

Answer: No, they are non-justiciable similar to Directive Principle of State Policies.

140 What is the Swaran Singh Committee?

Answer: The Swaran Singh Committee was a committee formed in 1976 to recommend
Fundamental Duties in India, the necessity of which was felt during the internal emergency
of 1975-77.

141 What did the Swaran Singh Committee recommend regarding Fundamental Duties?

Answer: The committee recommended more than 10 Fundamental Duties, including the
duty to pay taxes, but not all were included in the Constitution.

142 What is the importance of Fundamental Duties in India?

Answer: The importance of Fundamental Duties in India is that they remind citizens of
their duty towards society, warn against anti-national and anti-social activities, promote
discipline and commitment, help courts in determining the constitutional validity of a law,
and are enforceable by law.

143 How are Fundamental Duties categorized?

Answer: They are categorized into Moral Duty and Civic Duty.

144 What are Fundamental Duties?

Answer: Fundamental Duties are a set of moral and civic duties included in the Indian
Constitution.

146 East India Company got the exclusive right of trading in India under a charter granted by
Queen Elizabeth in
a)1559
b)1600
c)1601
d)1602
147 In 1765, The East India Company got Diwani rights in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, what is
the meaning of Diwani right:
a)Right over revenue only
b)Right over Civil Justice only
c)Right over revenue and civil justice only
d)Right over revenue, Criminal justice, and civil justice only
148 Which of the following action is also called the “Act of Settlement”
a)Regulating Act of 1773
b)Amending Act of 1781
 (Amending act of 1781 was passed to rectify the defects of regulating act of
1773.)
 c)Pitt’s India Act of 1784
d)Charter Act of 1833
149 There are various layers in the background of the Indian Constitution:

Regulating Act 1773

Pitt’s India Act 1784
Charter Act of 1813
Charter Act of 1833
Charter Act of 1853
Government of India Act 1858
Indian Councils Act 1861
India Councils Act 1892
Morley-Minto Reforms 1909
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Independence Act 1947

150 Drafting Committee:

Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer: He was an Indian barrister who served in the Constituent
Assembly, which drafted the Indian Constitution. According to B.R. Ambedkar, Alladi
Krishnaswamy Iyer was the chief architect of the Constitution of India and chairperson of
the committee...
N. Gopalaswami: He was elected in 1946 to serve in the Constituent Assembly of India,
which met in 1946 and was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru. He was chosen to serve on
the Indian Constitution’s thirteen-person Drafting Committee.
He was a Minister without Portfolio in Jawaharlal Nehru’s 1st cabinet from 1947 to 1948.
Then, from 1948 to 1952, he worked as Minister of Railways and Transport, and then from
1952 to 1953, he was Minister of Defense.
B.R. Ambedkar: He was the first Minister of Law and Justice of independent India, the
chief draftsman of the Constitution of India, and a founding father of the Republic of India.
K.M Munshi: He has a reputable literary reputation in Gujarati. In 1938, he established the
educational trust Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
He served on a number of committees of the Constituent Assembly, including the Drafting
Committee, Advisory Committee, and Sub-Committee on Fundamental Rights. In his draft
on fundamental rights, he argued that progressive rights should be included.
Mohammad Saadulla: Saadulla was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Assam, out
of 28 Muslim League members who attended the proceedings of the Assembly, he was one
of them and he was the only Muslim League member to sit in the Drafting Committee. His
interventions in the Assembly mostly revolved around securing financial stability, and
minority rights of Assam
B.L. Mitter: Due to their bad health, he was replaced by N Madhav Rao as a member of
the Drafting Committee
D.P. Khaitan: He was the prominent statesman DP Khaitan was being one of the architects
of the Indian Constitution. During the assembly proceedings, he intervened on the issue of
freedom of speech. After his death, TT Krishnamachari became a member of the drafting
committee