Constitutional Development: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Constitutional Development (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1996Modern History · Constitutional Development
Q1. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from:
Explanation
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar initially formed the Scheduled Castes Federation Party but lost the Bombay Presidency election to an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate. He was a prominent leader of the Dalits and an expert in law and economics. In 1946, after his defeat in the Bombay elections, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from a seat in West Bengal. He later became the Chairman of the Drafting Committee responsible for framing the Indian Constitution and served as the first Minister of Law and Justice in independent India’s Cabinet.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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1996
(a) West Bengal
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Constitutional Development?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Constitutional Development (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2013. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Constitutional Development (Modern History) are available for 4 years, from 1996 to 2013. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
