Political Science · Political Institutions in India
Who referred to the Constituent Assembly of India as a 'Microcosm in action'?
AB. R. Ambedkar
BGranville Austin ✓ Correct
CRajni Kothari
DRajendra Prasad
Correct answer: (B) Granville Austin — Granville Austin called it a 'Microcosm in action', so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Granville Austin called it a 'Microcosm in action', so that is the answer.
★He wrote two major histories of the Indian Constitution.
★These were The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation and Working a Democratic Constitution.
★He saw the assembly as a microcosm of the nation at work.
★The phrase captures its broad and diverse composition.
★The other figures did not coin this description.
★Thus the answer is Granville Austin.
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