Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2024 · Polity and Constitution · Question 11

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari
  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Answer

Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

  • (a) C. Rajagopalachari — He was a major national leader and later Governor-General of India, but not the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar — He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee, not the Provisional President. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) T.T. Krishnamachari — He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and later associated with the Drafting Committee, but not its Provisional President. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha — He served as the temporary/provisional President of the Constituent Assembly at its first meeting in December 1946, before Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent President. Verdict: Correct.
  1. Mr. X, a senior officer, was overseeing a critical vaccination programme during a pandemic. He found that a…
  2. Ms. X is a mid-level civil service official working in the urban development department of a major city.…
  3. X' was addressing a seminar on the meaning of the term 'law' as provided under Article 13, Part III of the…
  4. Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India : 1. There is no Article in the…
  5. Consider the following statements about the provisions pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled…
  6. Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India : 1.…