Political Science · Indian Polity
Which of these quotes is Not attributed to Granville Austin?
AThe Constituent Assembly was a one-party body in an essentially one-party country
BThe oligarchy in the Constituent Assembly consisting of Nehru, Patel, Prasad and Azad
CConstitutional morality must be held higher than public morality ✓ Correct
DThe Indian Constitution as a social document and a seamless web of social revolution, national unity and democracy
Correct answer: (C) Constitutional morality must be held higher than public morality — The quote on constitutional morality is not Granville Austin's but Dr. Ambedkar's.
Explanation
★The quote on constitutional morality is not Granville Austin's but Dr. Ambedkar's.
★Ambedkar said that constitutional morality must be cultivated and held higher than public morality.
★Granville Austin described the Constituent Assembly as a one-party body in a one-party country.
★He spoke of the oligarchy of Nehru, Patel, Prasad and Azad who dominated the Assembly.
★He famously called the Constitution a social document and a seamless web.
★So three of these are Austin's observations on the making of the Constitution.
★Only the constitutional morality remark belongs to Ambedkar.
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