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Which of the following individuals was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946?

Which of the following individuals was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946? Correct Answer BN Rau

The correct answer is BN Rau.

Key Points

  • Sir Benegal Narsing Rau (BN Rao) was the constitutional advisor to the constitutional assembly.
  • He recommended that the rights of an individual should be divided into two categories- justiciable and non-justiciable which were accepted by the drafting committee.
  • He was also India's representative to the United Nations Security Council from 1950 to 1952.
  • He was also a member of the Korean War post-Armistice United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC).
  • He was responsible for the general structure of its democratic framework of the Constitution and prepared its initial draft in February 1948.
  • He also assisted in drafting the early Constitution of Myanmar, or Burma
  • He also served as a judge of the International Court of Justice at The Hague.

Additional Information

Mahatma Gandhi
  • The only Session of the Indian National Congress which was presided by Mahatma Gandhi was held at Belgaum.
BR Ambedkar
  • On 29 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India. 
Jawarharlal Nehru
  • He was the Chairman of Union Power Committee, Union Constitution Committee and States Committee.

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