Consider the following statements regarding the Drafting Committee of the Constitution 1 It was...........

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Consider the following statements regarding the Drafting Committee of the Constitution :

1. It was constituted after independence.

2. N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar was the chairman of this committee.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

• Among all the committees of the Constituent Assembly, the most important committee was the Drafting Committee set up on August 29, 1947. It was this committee that was entrusted with the task of preparing a draft of the new Constitution. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• It consisted of seven members. They were
o Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman). Hence statement 2 is not correct.
o N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
o Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
o Dr. K.M. Munshi
o Syed Mohammad Saadullah
o N. Madhava Rau
o T.T. Krishnamachari
• The Drafting Committee, after taking into consideration the proposals of the various committees, prepared the first draft of the Constitution of India, which was published in February, 1948. The people of India were given eight months to discuss the draft and propose amendments.