Question

The President of the first Constituent Assembly was ________
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Hakim Ajmal Khan

Answer 1

Hint Writing of the Constitution of India was the reason for the creation of the Constituent Assembly of India. After getting independence in 1947 from the British, The members of the first Constituent Assembly served as the first parliament of the country.

Complete Solution The first time the constituent assembly met was in 1946, on December 9. Its members were indirectly elected by the provincial assembly members and it had 299 members. 15 of them were women. It was from this meeting that the Interim Government of India was formed. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to be its first president. H. C. Mookerjee was the Vice-President.

So the correct answer is Option C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Additional Information The constituent assembly remained for three years after Independence was achieved. As mentioned, the election of the candidates was not based on the vote of the people. Sikhs and Muslims were given minority status in the assembly. The Muslim League which had tried to prevent the creation of the constituent assembly boycotted the meetings. Though the meeting consisted of a congress majority, the party itself had a wide variety of views since there were people from all sorts of backgrounds.

Note The resolution passed in the constituent assembly meeting of Dec 13, 1946, proclaimed that the constituent assembly would declare India as the Independent Sovereign Republic. All people of the nation would be treated equally, provided justice, freedom to express, think, be of any faith and belief, and that all people of a minority will be protected.