Question

Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution ?
A. Dr. B.R Ambedkar
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer 1

Hint: The Indian Constitution is the Supreme law of India. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950.

Complete answer:
The Indian Constitution is federal in nature and unitary in spirit.
Dr. B.R Ambedkar was an expert when it came to constitutions as he had already studied the constitutions of over sixty countries. Ambedkar played the most effective role in presenting the Constitution as a guiding document for Indian society. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, and was appointed by the Assembly to write India's new Constitution on 29th August. Dr. B.R Ambedkar is recognised as the Father of the Constitution of India.
Mahatma Gandhi came back to India in 1915 after being called upon by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. By this time, he already had the international reputation of being a leading Indian nationalist and community organiser.He was the leader of India's non-violent independence movement against British rule. In South Africa he advocated for the civil rights of Indians. He is known as the Father of the Nation.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India. Nehru had close association with the Congress Party which dates from 1919 in the immediate aftermath of World War I. After the Lahore session of 1929, Nehru emerged as the leader of the country’s intellectuals and youth. Throughout his 17 years in the prime minister’s office, he held up democratic socialism as the guiding star, emphasizing that India needed to achieve both democracy and socialism.
Sardar Vallabhai Patel was rightly called as the Iron-man of India. He was the first Home minister of India and made ample efforts to aid the Indians fleeing to Punjab and Delhi and worked immensely for restoring peace. He united India like never before when it was under the British colonial rule.

The correct answer is option A.

Note: Dr. B.R Ambedkar was the first Indian to get a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Economics from abroad. Ambedkar is the only Indian whose statue is attached to Karl Marx in the London Museum.