Vision Academy EducareVision Academy Educare
Question 37 of 58 · Making & Sources of the Constitution
Questionhard
This question was previously asked in

Railway

Who was the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly of India, elected in 1946, who later became the Governor of West Bengal?

Answer View answer ▾

Answer: Option A — H. C. Mookerjee

Detailed Solution

  • Mookerjee. Dr. Harendra Coomar Mookerjee (H. C. Mookerjee) was elected the Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly in 1946.

About H. C. Mookerjee:

  • He was born on 3 October 1887 in Calcutta, into a Bengali Christian family.
  • He was an educationist, and a professor of English at the University of Calcutta, where he later became the Inspector of Colleges.
  • He was a leading member of the Christian community of Bengal, and the President of the All India Council of Indian Christians.
  • He was a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.

In the Constituent Assembly:

  • He represented Bengal in the Assembly.
  • He presided over the Assembly in the absence of the President.
  • He was the Chairman of the Minorities Sub-Committee of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities.
  • As a leader of the Christian community, he supported the idea that minorities should not have separate electorates or reserved seats, and should trust the majority.
  • His views helped the Assembly to give up reservation of seats for religious minorities, while keeping reservations for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Later career:

  • He became the Governor of West Bengal (1951-1956).
  • He died in office on 7 August 1956, at Calcutta.

The second Vice-President:

  • T. Krishnamachari, the former Dewan of Baroda and Jaipur, was elected as a second Vice-President of the Assembly in 1949.

Other minority representatives:

  • Frank Anthony represented the Anglo-Indian community.
  • Jaipal Singh, the former hockey captain who led India to the Olympic gold medal in 1928, represented the tribal people (Adivasis) and spoke strongly for their rights.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗T. Krishnamachari became a Vice-President later; Frank Anthony and Jaipal Singh were other members.

Quick tip

Remember: Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly = H. C. Mookerjee (Bengali Christian leader; Governor of West Bengal); later also V. T. Krishnamachari.

💬 Discussions on this question

Ask a doubt ›

Still stuck on this question? Ask our faculty and fellow students — answers appear here.

Ask a doubt

More Making & Sources of the Constitution Questions

View all ›
  1. Q1.Who was the Constitutional Adviser (legal adviser) to the Constituent Assembly of India?
  2. Q2.The original Constitution of India was handwritten in English by:
  3. Q3.The idea of the 'Rule of Law' in the Indian Constitution was adopted from the Constitution of:
  4. Q4.The structural part of the Indian Constitution is largely derived from the:
  5. Q5.Which province had the highest representation in the Constituent Assembly of India as on 31 December 1947?

More General Knowledge Questions

  1. Q1.The techniques of Rasa and Bhava used in Indian classical dance trace their origin to which ancient text?Indian Dance Forms
  2. Q2.Lavani, Powada, Koli, Waghya Murali and Dhangari Gaja are folk dances of which state?Indian Dance Forms
  3. Q3.The one-act play associated with the Sattriya tradition of Assam is called:Indian Dance Forms
  4. Q4.Which dance form of Goa is known as the 'Warrior Dance'?Indian Dance Forms
  5. Q5.Manipuri dance is based on the Rasleela themes of:Indian Dance Forms

Making & Sources of the Constitution — Preparation

This question tests your understanding of Making & Sources of the Constitution, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.

This topic covers how the Indian Constitution was made: the Constituent Assembly, its committees and members, the drafting process and key dates, and the features India borrowed from other constitutions, such as the parliamentary system from Britain and Fundamental Rights from the USA. Exams frequently ask who chaired the Drafting Committee (B. R. Ambedkar), who was President of the Constituent Assembly (Rajendra Prasad), and when the Constitution was adopted (26 November 1949) and came into force (26 January 1950). Questions on borrowed features are very common, so learn a table of features and their source countries. Practise the making of the Constitution questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

‹ All Making & Sources of the Constitution questionsBrowse all topics ›