Who was Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Q.  Which of the is/are true?

1) Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946.
2) The oldest member, was elected as the temporary President of the Assembly, following the British practice.
3) H. C. Mukherjee was Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly.
- Published on 13 Feb 17

a. All of the above
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2
d. None of the above

ANSWER: 1, 3
 
  • The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946.
  • The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The meeting was thus attended by only 211 members.
  • Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha, the oldest member, was elected as the temporary President of the Assembly, following the French practice.
  • On December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and H. C. Mukherjee were elected as the President and Vice-President of the Assembly respectively.
  • Sir B. N. Rau was appointed as the Constitutional advisor to the Assembly.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ on December 13, 1946, in the Assembly, which laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure.
  • It was unanimously adopted by the Assembly on January 22, 1947. It influenced the shaping of the constitution.
  • Its modified version forms the Preamble of our Constitution.

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