Question

The correct meaning of the draft is ____________.
A. Final document
B. Preliminary version of the document
C. Unofficial document
D. Legal document

Answer 1

Hint: The first “Draft” of the Indian Constitution was prepared by 1948. Dr B.R Ambedkar was the chairman of the ‘Drafting’ committee.

Complete Answer: A draft is any piece of document, informal or formal, that is prepared before the main document. A draft is usually concerned with including the main ideas and no major explanation is given. It deals with the pre-setup before the final document is prepared or the final formulation takes place.
Looking at the options given:
Option A- Final document cannot be the correct answer since ‘draft’ is the first step towards preparing the final document.
Option B- This is the correct answer since a draft is a preliminary version of the document, official or unofficial.
Option C- A draft is not always unofficial. Sometimes, like in cases of formulation of legal documents such as a constitution, a draft holds much value and hence it is considered official.
Option D- Not all drafts are legal. The fact that they are the rough copy of what the final document would comprise of, states that they inherently are not to be presented as the ‘legal’ document.
Therefore, option “B” is the correct answer.

Note: Drafts can be made for any document, it doesn’t always have to be legal documents. It acts as a precursor for the formulation of the final document. It is not very heavily worded, unlike the final draft or document.