Answer» 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 |
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| 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 |
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