Correct answer: (d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Explanation
- A
C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajagopalachari. Last Governor-General; not the Assembly’s provisional president.
- B
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
- C
T.T. Krishnamachari
T.T. Krishnamachari. Later a member of the Drafting Committee, not the opening president.
- D
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Dr Sachchidananda Sinha. Provisional President until Rajendra Prasad was elected.
Summary. Official key is (d) Dr Sachchidananda Sinha. He was elected Provisional President when the Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946. Dr Rajendra Prasad then became the permanent President. Ambedkar ran the Drafting Committee; he did not chair the Assembly.
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