UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari
  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Answer

Correct Answer

Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Explanation

Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha served as the temporary or Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly when it first met on 9 December 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was subsequently elected its permanent President on 11 December 1946. C. Rajagopalachari was a prominent freedom fighter and administrator, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee, and T.T. Krishnamachari later served in independent India's government; none of them was the Assembly's Provisional President.

Topics: constituent assembly, history, modern india, provisional president