Question

"With the adoption of the Constitution by the members of the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, India became the largest democracy in the world. By this act of strength and will, Assembly members began what perhaps the greatest political venture since that originated in Philadelphia in 1787". Who said this?

• A. Anthony Eden
• B. Benjamin Franklin
• C. Ronald Segal
• D. Granville Austin

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Granville Austin

• The statement "With the adoption of the Constitution by the members of the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, India became the largest democracy in the world. By this act of strength and will, Assembly members began what perhaps the greatest political venture since that originated in Philadelphia in 1787" was said by Granville Austin.

• Granville Austin was an American historian and scholar renowned for his work on the Indian Constitution.

• His book, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, is a seminal work on the subject, and this quote is likely from that or another of his writings analyzing the making of the Indian Constitution.

• He draws a parallel between the Indian Constituent Assembly's achievement and the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which framed the Constitution of the United States, highlighting the significance and scale of India's democratic undertaking.