Question

Q. With reference to India’s Constituent Assembly, consider the following pairs:

Personality	Associated work
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Temporary president
2. Jawaharlal Nehru	Introduction of Objective Resolution
3. H.V.R. Iyengar	Legal Adviser

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  2 only
• C.
  1 and 3 only
• D.
  3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is B

2 only
Explanation:

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Dr Sachchidanand Sinha, the oldest member, was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly, following the French practice. Later, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Assembly.

Pair 2 is correctly matched: Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Assembly. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure.

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: H.V.R. Iyengar was the Secretary to the Constituent Assembly. Sir B.N. Rau was appointed as the constitutional advisor or Legal advisor to the Constituent Assembly

More information:
Both H.C. Mukherjee and V.T. Krishnamachari were elected as the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly. That means the Assembly had two Vice-Presidents.