{3o} Two Architects of Indian Constitution

1: What is the constitution of India?

Ans-1: The supreme law, It's a framework for good governance based on law and jurisprudence.

2: The date on which, it was adopted?

Ans- Nov.26,1949

3:  When did it come into force.?

Ans- Jan 26,1950

4: Why was the date 26 Jan. chosen for Republic Day.?

Ans-To commemorate the Purna Swaraj Declaration of Independence of 1930.

5: Name the artists who beautified the original constitution.?

Ans- Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandlal Bose

6: Who did the calligraphy in the book.?

Ans- Prem Bihari Narain Raizada

7: Who was the forgotten architect of our constitution.?

Ans- Benegal Narsing Rau was the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly who prepared a rough draft of the Constitution for the consideration of the Drafting Committee. He was an Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman. He was also India's representative to the United Nations Security Council from 1950 to 1952.

                        His draft contained 243 Articles and 13 Schedules.

                         
8:  Who was the temporary president before Dr. Rajendra Prasad.?

Ans-Dr. sachidanand Sinha.

9:  Who is the constitutional head of the Executive of the Union.?

Ans- The President

10:  Who has the real executive power.?

Ans- The  Prime Minister

11.  When was the constitutional first meeting held?

Ans- December 9, 1946

12: what was  Ambedkar's designation at the time when Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and Dr.              Rajendra  Prasad got him elected from the Bombay Presidency?

Ans- He was the Law Minister in the cabinet.

13:  When was Ambedkar unanimously elected as the chairman?

Ans- on August 30, 1947

14:  When did the then-president sign the full text of the constitution in New Delhi?

Ans- In 1949

15-who signed first and who signed the last three copies of the constitution?

Ans-Pt. Nehru was the first and Dr Rajendra Prasad was the last to sign.

16.-How many copies are there of the Constitution?

Ans-  2. [ two ]

          1[ was a printed copy in English ] &

          2[ were in English and Hindi ] hand lettered by two expert  calligraphers

17- Name the two female members of the UN Commission at that time.

Ans- 1-Hansa Mehta

         2-Eleanor Roosevelt.

18- Which female member of the UN Commission contributed to the Universal                         Declaration of Human Rights ensuring women's quality to be absolute and unambiguous?

Ans- Hansa Mehta.

19- To Whom did Baba Sahib  Ambedkar, the Constitution Draft Committee  Chairman,               hand over  The final draft of the Indian Constitution?

Ans- To Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

20- What were the first five words of the Preamble - a reflection of the core constitutional values-to the Indian Constitution?

Ans- 'We, the people of India.'

21.- When did Dr. Ambedkar die?

Ans- By the time of the second general election in 1957, Ambedkar had died.

22.- Ambedkar's political career---

Ans- 

1. Ambedkar argued for creating separate electorates and reservations for untouchables at the hearing of the Government of India Act 1919.

2. His first organized attempt was his establishment of the central institution Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha, intended to promote education and socio-economic improvement, as well as the welfare of depressed classes.

3. He was appointed to the Bombay Presidency Committee to work with the

     all-European Simon Commission in 1925. When this commission sparked great protests across India, he himself wrote a separate set of recommendations for the future Constitution of India.

4. By 1927, he led a satyagraha in Mahad to fight for the right of the untouchable community to draw water from the main water tank of the town.

5. In 1930, Ambedkar launched the Kalaram Temple movement. About 15,000 volunteers assembled at Kalaram Temple satyagraha making one of the greatest processions of Nashik. The procession was headed by a military band and a batch of scouts; women and men walked with discipline, order, and determination to see the god for the first time. When they reached the gates, the gates were closed by Brahmin authorities.

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Sir Benegal Narsing Rau CIE was an Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India. He was the Constitutional Advisor to Constituent Assembly. He was also India's representative to the United Nations Security Council from 1950 to 1952. 

Born:

 

February 26, 1887, Karkala or Mangalore, Mysore [now Karnataka], India

Previous office:Prime  Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state (1944–1945)

Known for: Key Person of Drafting committee.

Two  reasons  why  he  was  forgotten-

1.Rau was a bureaucrat, a distinguished one mostly stayed mostly away from the public eye because In 1949 he became India’s permanent representative to the UN. From February 1952 until his death, he was a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice, The Hague. Before his election to the court, he was regarded as a candidate for secretary-general of the United Nations.

2.Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, after independence, the dominant story of the Indian Constitution was written fundamentally .

We  salute to  such  calibre  on  the  Republic  day.

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