UPSC Prelims 1996·GS1·history·modern history

Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: I. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947. II. He presided over the Constituent Assembly. III. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s independence. Of these statements

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  1. AI, II and III are correct
  2. BI and III are correct
  3. CI and II are correct
  4. DNone is correctCorrect

Explanation

The correct answer is D because all three statements are historically incorrect. Regarding Statement I, J.B. Kripalani was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru had presided over the party earlier in 1946 but was not the president during the year of independence. Regarding Statement II, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly. Nehru played a major role by moving the Objectives Resolution, but he never presided over the Assembly. Regarding Statement III, the first Congress Ministry in the United Provinces in 1937 was headed by Govind Ballabh Pant as the Premier. Nehru never served as a provincial minister or Chief Minister; his first executive role was as Vice President of the Interim Government in 1946.
history: Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: I. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947. II. He

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