SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 49

SSC CGL - 11 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q49

How many female members were part of the Constituent Assembly that framed the
Constitution of India?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 15.

Out of 389 members of the Constituent Assembly, only 15 were women. Know more about the women who had a hand in creating the Constitution of India.

  1. Sarojini Naidu, Bahadur Nightingale
  2. Dakshinayani Velayudhan, the only Dalit woman on this committee, and a social champion
  3. Aijaz Rasool, and the Dream of an Egalitarian India
  4. Renuka Ray fights for women's legal rights
  5. Malti Choudhary's commitment to Gandhi's Satyagraha
  6. Contribution of Leela Roy to Women's Education
  7. Anne Mascarene, First Lady of Many
  8. Socialism of Poornima Banerjee
  9. Hansa Mehta and the Power of the Pen
  10. Ammu Swaminathan, a feminist and film buff
  11. Kamla Choudhary fought with her family for the country
  12. Sucheta Kriplani's illustrious political career
  13. We are indebted to one of the top medical institutes in India, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  14. Durgabai Deshmukh and Nari Shakti
  15. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit