RAS question
The famous 'Tryst with Destiny' speech was delivered by:
Correct answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru.
Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech at the Constituent Assembly on the midnight of 14-15 August 1947, marking India's independence.
Explanation
The speaker was Jawaharlal Nehru. The question points to one of the best-known moments of India's transfer of power: Nehru's address to the Constituent Assembly on the midnight of 14-15 August 1947. The official PIB release on Prasar Bharati Archives lists the "Address to Constituent Assembly (Tryst with Destiny)" among the historical recordings preserved from the independence period, and identifies Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru in its audio-content speaker list. The speech symbolised India's independence and is tied specifically to the Constituent Assembly setting, not to Gandhi, Patel, or Rajendra Prasad.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Mahatma Gandhi did not deliver this Constituent Assembly speech; he was in Calcutta, not Delhi, that night.
- (C) Sardar Patel was a central freedom-movement leader, but the cited Constituent Assembly address is identified with Jawaharlal Nehru, not Patel.
- (D) Rajendra Prasad was associated with the Constituent Assembly, but the "Tryst with Destiny" speech itself was delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Concept
This tests a core Modern Indian History landmark: the events and personalities linked to Independence in August 1947. RAS repeats such questions because speeches, institutions, and leaders around the transfer of power are high-yield factual anchors.