UPSC Prelims 2024 · Question 11 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2024 question on Provisional President Constituent Assembly
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2024
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectPolity
- TopicHistorical Background
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeDirect
Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?
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Answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The meeting was, thus, attended by only 211 members.
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, was elected as the temporary/provisional President of the Assembly, following the French practice.
Later, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Assembly.
Hence option (d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha is the correct answer.