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Q78 (CDS-II/2020) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Constituent Assembly Answer Verified

Who among the following was the advisor to the Constituent Assembly?

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Sir Benegal Narsing Rau (B. N. Rau) was appointed as the Constitutional Advisor (Legal Advisor) to the Constituent Assembly in 1946. A distinguished civil servant and judge, Rau was responsible for preparing the initial draft of the Constitution based on his extensive research into various global constitutions and the reports of several assembly committees [3]. This preliminary draft, submitted in October 1947, contained 240 clauses and 13 schedules and served as the foundational document for the Drafting Committee [1]. While Dr. B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee and is celebrated as the principal architect, he explicitly acknowledged Rau's pivotal role in providing the legal and structural framework for the final document [3]. Other figures like H.V.R. Iyengar served as Secretary, while S.N. Mukherjee was the chief draftsman.

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 35: Making of the Constitution for India > Constituent Assembly > p. 617
  2. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > IMPORTANT FACTS > p. 17
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