Question

Who among the following was the chairman of Constituent Assembly’s Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag?

• A. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Rajendra Prasad
• C. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
• D. B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Rajendra Prasad

A few days before India gained its independence in August 1947, the Constituent Assembly was formed. To select a flag for independent India, on 23 June 1947, the assembly set up an ad hoc committee headed by Rajendra Prasad and including Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu, C. Rajagopalachari, K. M. Munshi and B. R. Ambedkar as its members