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UPSC 2024: Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?
(a)C. Rajagopalachari
(b)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(c)T. T. Krishnamachari
(d)Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
At the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly on 9 December 1946, the eldest member Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was chosen as the Provisional (Temporary) President until Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent President on 11 December 1946. The other personalities listed never held this provisional post. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachchidananda_Sinha?utm_source=openai))
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