Question

The draft of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was prepared by _____.
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Hint: He was the first Prime Minister of Independent India and he was also the person who wrote the draft of the preamble of the Indian Constitution. He was born on 14th November and this day is celebrated as Children’s day all over India, every year. He was also imprisoned nine times by the British Government.

Complete answer:
The draft of the Preamble laid down the underlying principles of the functioning of the Indian constitution. It was inspired by the preamble of the United States of America.

Now let us look into the given options:
Option A) Dr Rajendra Prasad – He was the first President of India after independence. He also served as the president of the Constituent Assembly from 1946 to 1950, but he was not the person who wrote or introduced the draft of the preamble of the Indian Constitution. Therefore, this option is incorrect.
Option B) Dr B.R. Ambedkar – He is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution because he played a very important role in framing the constitution of India. He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and he did write the majority of the constitution of our country, but he did not write the draft for its Preamble. Therefore, this option is also incorrect.
Option C) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru – The preamble of India was derived from its draft which was called the ‘Objective Resolutions’. This draft was written and introduced to the Constituent Assembly by Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th December 1946. The Constituent Assembly adopted this draft on 22 January 1947. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Option D) Mahatma Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of Nation because of his exceptional contribution in organizing movements and motivating Indians to come together and fight the British. Though the constitution adopted many of Gandhi’s policies in the constitution, Gandhi was never directly involved in drafting the constitution. Thus, this option is wrong.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (C) The draft of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was prepared by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Note: The draft was finalized and adopted as the Preamble by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949. It came into effect with the rest of the Constitution on 26th January 1950. The preamble is also referred to as the identification card of the Indian Constitution, as it contains all the vital information about how the constitution intends to govern the nation.