Question

In which year did the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. BR Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India?
1. 1948
2. 1946
3. 1949
4. 1947

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1947

The correct answer is 1947.

• The Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. BR Ambedkar to prepare the Draft Constitution for India.

• On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India.
• While deliberating upon the draft Constitution, the Assembly moved, discussed, and disposed of as many as 2,473 amendments out of a total of 7,635 tabled.
• The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949 and the hon'ble members appended their signatures to it on 24 January 1950.
• In all, 284 members actually signed the Constitution.
• On that day when the Constitution was being signed, it was drizzling outside and it was interpreted as a sign of a good omen.
• The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950.
• On that day, the Assembly ceased to exist, transforming itself into the Provisional Parliament of India until a new Parliament was constituted in1952.

Drafting Committee:

• Chairman - Dr B. R. Ambedkar
• Other 6 members -
  • K.M.Munshi
  • Muhammed Saadulah
  • Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer
  • Gopala Swami Ayyangar
  • N. Madhava Rao (He replaced B.L. Mitter )
  • T. T. Krishnamachari (He replaced D.P. Khaitan)