RAS question
The Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly was moved by:
Correct answer: (C) Jawaharlal Nehru.
Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December 1946.
Explanation
On 13 December 1946, the Constituent Assembly proceedings came under "Resolution Re: Aims and Objects", and the chair called on "Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru" to move the resolution standing in his name. Nehru then introduced it by saying that the Assembly needed a clear picture of where it was going before proceeding with constitution-making. The resolution laid down the ideals and philosophy of the Indian Constitution: it was not a drafting detail, but the statement of aims, outline and direction for the future constitutional project.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Dr B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee, but Jawaharlal Nehru, not Ambedkar, moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly.
- (B) Rajendra Prasad was in the chair for the sitting, while Nehru moved the resolution.
- (D) Sardar Patel did not move the Objectives Resolution; Jawaharlal Nehru moved it in the Constituent Assembly.
Concept
Constitution-making within Modern Indian History includes the origins of the Constitution's guiding ideals. RAS repeatedly examines the Objectives Resolution because it connects the Assembly's statement of aims with the constitutional framework that followed.