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2 making of the constitution Flashcards

1
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who put forward the idea of a constituent assembly for india for the first time and when

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MN roy in 1934

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when did mn roy put the idea of a constituent assembly for the first time

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1934

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who officially demanded for a constituent assembly for the first time and when

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indian national congress in 1935

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who declared in 1938 that the constitution of free india must be framed, without outside interference, by a constituent assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise

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jawaharlal nehru

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5
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when was the demand for a constituent assembly accepted by the british in principle

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in august offer in 1940

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6
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which british official came to india in1942 with the draft proposal on the framing of an independent constitution to be adapted after world war 2

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sir stafford cripps

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sir stafford cripps suggested the draft proposal in 1942 to be adopted after?

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world war 2

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8
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why did the muslim league reject cripps proposal

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because they wanted india to be divided into two autonomous states with two separate constituent assemblies

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9
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when was the constituent assembly first constituted and under which plan

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on november 1946 under the scheme formulated by the cabinet mission plan

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10
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what was the total strength of the constituent assembly to be on its inception in november 1946

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389
296 to british india
93 to princely states

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what was the british india seats strength of the constituent assembly to be on its inception in november 1946

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296 out of 389

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12
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what was the princely states strength of the constituent assembly to be on its inception in november 1946

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93 out of 389

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13
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out of the 296 seats in the constituent assembly from british india
what was the divide between govenors provinces and chief commissionerates

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gp 292
4 cc

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14
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allocation of seats from British provinces for the constituent assembly was based on

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respective population
around 1 seat for 1 million population

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15
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what were the three principle communities in which the seats for the constituent assembly were divided

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muslims
sikhs
general

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16
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what is meant by general wrt the seats community for constituent assembly voting

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all except sikhs and muslims

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17
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what was the method for voting for the constituent assembly

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by means of single transferrable vote

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18
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who were to nominate the representatives of the princely states for the constituent assembly?

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heads of the princely states

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19
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how was the elected franchise for voting for the constituent assembly decided

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according to GoI act 1935 which made a franchise based on tax, property and education

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20
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when was the first meeting of the newly elected constituent assembly held

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9 december 1946

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21
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how many members from 296 attended the first meeting of the constituent assembly

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211 out of 296
muslim league boycotted because wanted pakistan

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22
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who was elected as the temporary president of the first constituent assembly and based on what practice?

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dr sachidanand sinha based on the french practice of appointing the oldest member

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23
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who was the first elected president of the constituent assembly

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dr rajendra prasad

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24
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who was the vice president of the first constituent assembly

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2 vice presidents
HC mukharjee and VT krishnamachary

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25
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when was the objective resolution was moved in the assembly and who did it

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jawaharlal nehru presented it 4 days after the first meeting
on 13 december 1946

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26
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which part of the objectives resolutions showed that india would indeed be a democracy

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“wherein all power and authority of the sovereign independent india, its constituent parts and organs of government are derived from the people”

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27
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what kind of justice was to be guaranteed and secured for the people of india according to the objectives resolution

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social, economical, and political

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28
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what kind of equality was to be guaranteed and secured for the people of india according to the objectives resolution

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of status, of opportunity and before the law

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29
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what kind of freedom was to be guaranteed and secured for the people of india according to the objectives resolution

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of thought
expression
belief
faith worship
vocation
association
and action, subject to law and public morality

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30
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when was the objective resolution unanimously adopted by the assembly

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on january 22 1947

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31
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when was the mountbatten plan accepted

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on june 3, 1947

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32
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what were the two major tasks for the constituent assembly for india

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to make a constitution for india and to enact ordinary laws for the country

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33
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who was the chairperson for the meetings of the constituent assembly when it met as a constituent body

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dr rajendra prasad

34
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who was the chairperson for the meetings of the constituent assembly when it met as a legislative body

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GV mavalankar

35
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till when did the functions of two tasks of the constituent assembly i.e. to make the constitution and to enact ordinary laws continue

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till november 26 1949 when the task of making the constitution was over

36
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after the muslim league members from areas included in pak withdrew from constituent assembly of india, what was the total strength after?

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299 out of 389 originally in cabinet mission plan of 1946

37
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when did the constituent assembly ratify india’s membership in commonwealth

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in may 1949

38
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when was the indian national flag adopted

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on july 22 1947

(before independence)

39
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when was the national anthem for india was adopted

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on jan 24 1950

40
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when was the national song for india adopted

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jan24 1950

41
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when was dr rajendra prasad elected as the first president of inda

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jan24 1950

42
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how many sessions did the constituent assembly had

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11 sessions over two years, eleven months and eighteen days
2-11-18

43
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for how long did the 11 historic sessions of the constituent assembly last

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two years, eleven months and eighteen days
2-11-18

44
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for how long was the draft constitution considered

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114 days

45
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when was the final session of the constituent assembly

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on january 24 1950

46
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when did the constituent assembly finally ended itself

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after 1951-52 general elections and the formation of the new parliament

47
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what acted as a provisional parliament from independence till the general elections of 1951-52

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constituent assembly

48
Q

committee: chairman
union powers

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jawaharlal nehru

49
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committee: chairman
union constitution

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jawaharlal nehru

50
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committee: chairman
provincial constitution

A

sardar patel

51
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committee: chairman
drafting

A

br ambedkar

52
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committee: chairman

advisory committee on fundamental rights, minorities and tribal affairs and excluded areas

A

sardar patel

53
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committee: chairman
states committee

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jawaharlal nehru

54
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committee: chairman
steering committee

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dr rajendra prasad

55
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when was the drafting committee set up

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on august 29 1947

56
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who were the 7 members of the drafting committee

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1 br ambedkar
2 n gopalaswamy ayyanagar
3 alladi krishnaswamy ayyar
4 n madhava rao
5 vt Krishnamachari
6 syed mohd sadullah
7 km munshi

57
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when was the first draft of constitution published for the people of india

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in feb 1948

58
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when was the first reading of the final draft of the constitution

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on november 4, 1948

59
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in which meeting did br ambedkar moved the motion that the constitution as settled by the assembly be passed

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in the third meeting that started on november 14th 1949

60
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what is the date mentioned in the preamble as to enact the constitution

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november 26 1949

61
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how many articles did the first constitution possess when first enacted

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395 articles and 8 schedules

62
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how many schedules did the first constitution possess when first enacted

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8 schedules and 395 articles

63
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who was the law minister on the inception of the constitution

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dr br ambedkar

64
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why was jan 26 chosen as the date of commencement of the constitution

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because on this day in 1930 it was celebrated as the purna swaraj day following the resolution of the lahore session in december 1929

65
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when was purna swaraj declared and in which session

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lahore session on jan 26 1929

66
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who was the chairman of the experts committee to prepare material for the constituent assembly which was formed on july 8 1946

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jawaharlal nehru

67
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who observed that it was the experts committee which set india on the road to her present constitution

A

american constitutional expert granville austin

68
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what was adopted as the seal of the constituent assembly

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elephant

69
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who was the secretary to the constituent assembly

A

HVR iyengar

70
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who was the chief draftsman of the constitution in the constituent assembly

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SN mukherjee

71
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who was the calligrapher of the original indian constitution

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prem bihari narain raizada

72
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the original version of the constitution was decorated by artists from? and who?

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from shantiniketan
like nand lal bose and beohar rammanohar sinha

73
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who illuminated and beautified the original preamble written by prem behari narain raizada

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beohar rammanohar sinha

74
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who was the calligrapher of the hindi version of the constitution

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vasant krishan vaidya

75
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who decorated the hindi version of the constitution

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nand lal bose

76
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when was the hindi version of the constitution authorised

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with 58th amendment 1987

77
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which article is related to the hindi version of the constitution

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article 394-A in part 22

78
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when did the provincial parliament cease to exist and why

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on april 17 1952 because of a permanent parliament elections in may

79
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who did n madhava rau replace in drafting committee

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bl mitter who resigned due to poor health

80
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who did tt krishnamachari replace in drafting committee

A

dp khaitan who died in 1948

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