When did Nehru introduce the "Objectives Resolution" in the Constituent Assembly?

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Correct — D, 13 December 1946. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December 1946, laying down India's aims as an independent, sovereign republic guaranteeing justice, liberty, equality and fraternity — language that later shaped the Preamble.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) This is the date the Constituent Assembly first convened, not the date Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution.  (b) Not a date associated with the moving or adoption of the Objectives Resolution.  (c) This is the date the Resolution was finally adopted after weeks of debate — a close but distinct milestone from the date it was moved.

Concept: The Objectives Resolution was the blueprint Nehru placed before the Constituent Assembly, declaring India an independent sovereign republic and laying down the values — justice, liberty, equality, fraternity — the future Constitution would embody. Moved on 13 December 1946, it was debated for weeks and adopted, with amendments, on 22 January 1947. Its language directly shaped the Preamble.

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