Consider the following pairs: Committee of the Constituent Assembly | Chairperson 1. Language Committee | Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Union Power Committee | Moturi Satyanarayana 3. Minority Committee | H. C. Mookharjee 4. Fundamental Rights Sub-committee | J. B. Kriplani 5. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights | Vallabhbhai Patel How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

Constitution Assembly

• The Constitution of India was framed by a Constitution Assembly set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.
• The constituent assembly was set up on 6th December 1946. The first official meeting of the constituent assembly was held on 9th December 1946.
• Sachidanand Sinha was appointed as the temporary chairman during its first meeting and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent president of the constituent assembly on 11th December 1946.
• The Constituent Assembly also appointed H C Mukherjee as its Vice president.
• The Constitutional Advisor to the constituent assembly was B. N Rao

Important Committees of the Constituent Assembly

• Drafting Committee – B. R. Ambedkar
• Union Power Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru. Hence, Pair 2 is not correctly matched.
• Provincial Constitution Committee –Vallabhbhai Patel
• Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas – Vallabhbhai Patel. Hence, Pair 5 is correctly matched.
• Fundamental Rights Sub-committee – J. B. Kriplani. Hence, Pair 4 is correctly matched.
• National Flag and HOC Committee –Rajendra Prasad
• States Committee (Committee for negotiating with states) - Jawaharlal Nehru
• Minority Committee-H. C. Mookharjee. Hence, Pair 3 is correctly matched.
• Committee for the function of the Constitution Assembly - G V Mavlankar
• Language Committee - Moturi Satyanarayana. Hence, Pair 1 is not correctly matched.