Who among the following introduced the 'Objective Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946?
- A.Jawaharlal Nehru
- B.Rajendra Prasad
- C.B. R. Ambedkar
- D.Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December 1946, and the Assembly adopted it on 22 January 1947.
The resolution set out the philosophy the Constitution was to follow: India as an independent sovereign republic, all power drawn from the people, justice, equality and freedom for all, and safeguards for minorities, backward and tribal areas and the depressed classes. Its ideas were later shaped into the Preamble of the Constitution.
B is wrong because Rajendra Prasad was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly, elected on 11 December 1946.
C is wrong because B. R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee, set up in August 1947.
D is wrong because Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar was a member of the Drafting Committee, not the mover of this resolution.
Exam tip: Objectives Resolution: moved by Nehru 13 Dec 1946, adopted 22 Jan 1947, the basis of the Preamble.
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