GV Mavalankar was the Chairman of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly of India.

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  1. Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag 
  2. Committee on the Functions
  3. Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas
  4. Order of Business Committee 

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Option 2 : Committee on the Functions
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The correct answer is Committee on the Functions.

Key Points

  • GV Mavalankar was the Chairman of the Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly of India.
  • The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946.
  • The Constituent Assembly selected 22 committees to deal with diverse tasks of Constitution-making.
  • Out of these, 10 were on procedural affairs and 12 on substantive affairs.

Important Points

Major Committees of the Indian Constituent Assembly Chairman
Ad hoc Committee on the National flag Rajendra Prasad
Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights Vallabhbhai Patel
Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly G.V. Mavalankar
Committee on Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas Vallabhbhai Patel
Committee on the Rules of Procedure Rajendra Prasad
Special Committee to Examine the Draft Constitution Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
Provincial Constitution Committee Vallabhbhai Patel
Drafting Committee B.R. Ambedkar
Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas  Sub-Committee A.V. Thakkar
Finance and Staff Committee Rajendra Prasad
Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee J.B. Kripalani
House Committee B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Minorities Sub-Committee H.C. Mukherjee
North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam, Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee Gopinath Bardoloi
Order of Business Committee K.M. Munshi
States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad
Union Constitution Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

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