MPPSC 2020 Prelims Q72: Who was the first nominated Deputy Chairman of the

Q: What is the answer to MPPSC 2020 Prelims Q72?

D. Correct — D, Frank Anthony. Frank Anthony, the nominated representative of the Anglo-Indian community in the Constituent Assembly, is credited as the first nominated Deputy Chairman (and served as a temporary Vice-President) of the Constituent Assembly of India.

MPPSC 2020 Prelims Paper-I · Question 72 of 100

Verified against the official question paper. Answer as per the official MPPSC answer key.

Who was the first nominated Deputy Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

(a)T. T. Krishnamachari
(b)V. T. Krishnamachari
(c)H. C. Mukherjee
(d)Frank Anthony

Answer

Why

Correct — D, Frank Anthony. Frank Anthony, the nominated representative of the Anglo-Indian community in the Constituent Assembly, is credited as the first nominated Deputy Chairman (and served as a temporary Vice-President) of the Constituent Assembly of India.

Why the others are wrong

(a)T. T. Krishnamachari — T. T. Krishnamachari was a member of the Drafting Committee, but not the nominated Deputy Chairman referred to here.
(b)V. T. Krishnamachari — V. T. Krishnamachari was a distinguished member of the Constituent Assembly, but the post in this question is credited to Frank Anthony.
(c)H. C. Mukherjee — H. C. Mukherjee served as an elected Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly — a different post from the nominated Deputy Chairmanship asked about here.

Concept

The Constituent Assembly (1946-1949) had Dr. Rajendra Prasad as its permanent President/Chairman and Vice-Presidents/Deputy Chairmen who assisted him. Frank Anthony, representing the Anglo-Indian community, held a nominated Deputy Chairman role.

Separate the several presiding roles: permanent Chairman (Rajendra Prasad), the provisional first-day chairman (Sachchidananda Sinha), the elected Vice-President (H. C. Mukherjee), and the nominated Deputy Chairman (Frank Anthony, per the official answer).

Key facts

Frank Anthony represented the Anglo-Indian community in the Constituent Assembly.
He is credited as the first nominated Deputy Chairman of the Assembly.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the permanent President/Chairman.
H. C. Mukherjee was an elected Vice-President of the Assembly.

Study next

Constituent Assembly of India (1946-1949)Presiding officers of the Constituent AssemblyAnglo-Indian representation (Frank Anthony)Drafting Committee and its members

Common traps

Confusing the nominated Deputy Chairman (Frank Anthony) with the elected Vice-President (H. C. Mukherjee)
Mixing up T. T. and V. T. Krishnamachari

Office-to-person matching for the Constituent Assembly's presiding roles.

Related PYQs

No directly related past PYQ was found.

Practice

practice — not a real PYQ
Frank Anthony represented which community in the Constituent Assembly of India?
- (a)Anglo-Indian
- (b)Parsi
- (c)Sikh
- (d)Scheduled Tribes
Answer(a) The Anglo-Indian community.
practice — not a real PYQ
Who was the permanent President (Chairman) of the Constituent Assembly of India?
- (a)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- (b)Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
- (c)B. R. Ambedkar
- (d)H. C. Mukherjee
Answer(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.