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Read and study very carefully the given cartoon and the following sentences along with question/questions and answer them.

Read and study very carefully the given cartoon and the following sentences along with question/questions and answer them.An article of faith    Much before the Constituent Assembly finally came into being, the demand for such an assembly had already been made. This was echoed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in his first address as the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India on 9 December 1946. Rajendra Prasad quotes Mahatma Gandhi that swaraj would mean wishes of the people as expressed through their freely chosen representatives. He said  "........... the idea of a Constituent Assembly  had come to prevail largely as an article offaith in almost all the politically-mindedclasses in the country."(i) What is the meaning of the word / term "Swaraj" according to Mahatma Gandhi?(ii) Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?(iii) Who is the great icon personality being shown (without cap) in the picture? Write one very important sentence about him.(iv) What was uttered by the great man, wearing cap in the cartoon, in the above passage?

An article of faith

    Much before the Constituent Assembly finally came into being, the demand for such an assembly had already been made. This was echoed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in his first address as the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India on 9 December 1946. Rajendra Prasad quotes Mahatma Gandhi that swaraj would mean wishes of the people as expressed through their freely chosen representatives. He said  "........... the idea of a Constituent Assembly  had come to prevail largely as an article offaith in almost all the politically-mindedclasses in the country."

(i) What is the meaning of the word / term "Swaraj" according to Mahatma Gandhi?

(ii) Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

(iii) Who is the great icon personality being shown (without cap) in the picture? Write one very important sentence about him.

(iv) What was uttered by the great man, wearing cap in the cartoon, in the above passage?

Answer

(i) According to Mahatma Gandhi Swaraj would mean wishes of the people as expressed through their freely chose representatives.
(ii) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
(iii) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. He was the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constiution.
(iv) Dr. Rajender Prasad (the great  personality with cap) said ..... the idea of a  Constituent Assembly had come to prevail largely as an article of faith in almost all the politically-minded classes in the country. 
Idea of a Constituent Assembly had come to prevail largely as an article of faith in almost all the politically-minded classes in the country.

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