Question

Who among the following were the members of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
1. KM Munshi

2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
4. Sardar Patel

• A. 1, 3 and 4
• B. 1 and 4
• C. 1 and 3
• D. 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 3

The Drafting Committee was set up on August 29, 1947. It was this committee that was entrusted with the task of preparing a draft of the new Constitution. It consisted of seven members. They were:

1. Dr B R Ambedkar (Chairman)

2. N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar

3. Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar

4. Dr K M Munshi

5. Syed Mohammad Saadullah

6. N Madhava Rau (He replaced B L Mitter who resigned due to ill-health)

7. T T Krishnamachari (He replaced D P Khaitan who died in 1948)