Question

By whom was the first draft of the Constitution of India prepared?

• A. K. M. Munshi
• B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
• C. B. N. Rao
• D. K. Santhanam

Hint:

Remember the sequence: B. N. Rau (first draft, 1947) $\rightarrow$ Drafting Committee (Ambedkar) $\rightarrow$ Adoption (26 Nov 1949).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Distinguish “first draft” from the Drafting Committee’s draft.
Sir Benegal Narsing Rau was appointed the {Constitutional Adviser} to the Constituent Assembly. In this role he prepared the initial/first draft (1947), which became the working basis for the Drafting Committee.

Step 2: Role of the Drafting Committee and Dr. Ambedkar.
The Drafting Committee chaired by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar reworked Rau’s draft into the {Draft Constitution of 1948} (revised 1948–49) that the Assembly debated clause by clause before adoption.

Step 3: Eliminate distractors.
K. M. Munshi and K. Santhanam were influential members but did not prepare the {first} draft; Ambedkar is credited as {chief architect} of the final text, not the author of the first draft.

Step 4: Conclude.
\[ \boxed{\text{B. N. Rao (Option C) prepared the first/initial draft for the Constituent Assembly.}} \]