Consider the following statements regarding women in the Constituent Assembly of India and its committees:

I. Sarojini Naidu was the only woman member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly.

II. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first woman to preside over a session of the Constituent Assembly.

III. The Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, and Tribal and Excluded Areas had at least one woman member.

How many of the above statements is/are correct?

The correct answer is Only two.

Key Points

• Statement 1 is incorrect:
  • No woman was a member of the Drafting Committee, which was chaired by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
  • The seven-member Drafting Committee did not include any women, and Sarojini Naidu was not a part of it.
• Statement 2 is correct:
  • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first woman to preside over a session of the Constituent Assembly.
  • She was a leading voice on fundamental rights and women's issues in the Assembly.
• Statement 3 is correct:
  • Hansa Mehta and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur were members of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, and Tribal and Excluded Areas.
  • This committee was chaired by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
  • Thus, only two statements are correct, making option (b) the correct answer.