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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 146 of 200

Q146
Indian PolityMaking of the Constitution & Salient Features
Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
  1. a.B. R. Ambedkar
  2. b.C. Rajagopalachari
  3. c.Rajendra Prasad
  4. d.Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: (C) Rajendra Prasad

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected President of the Constituent Assembly of India. He presided over its deliberations from December 11, 1946, until the Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949. Dr. Sachidanand Sinha served as the temporary President initially. B.R. Ambedkar was Chairman of the Drafting Committee, not the Constituent Assembly's President.

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