QUESTION

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Modern History

Prelims 2021

In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal, and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

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Explanation

Officers of the Indian Army: Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal, and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon were senior officers of the Indian National Army (INA), which was led by Subhas Chandra Bose. They are remembered for their significant roles in the INA and their court-martial by the British at Red Fort in 1945.

Members of the Interim Government: The Interim Government of 1946 was formed on 2nd September 1946, as a transitional government before India's independence.

Congress Members

  • Jawaharlal Nehru – Vice President & External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – Home, Information & Broadcasting
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad – Food & Agriculture
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – Education
  • Asaf Ali – Railways & Transport
  • C. Rajagopalachari – Industry & Supplies
  • Jagjivan Ram – Labour
  • John Mathai – Finance
  • Sarat Chandra Bose – Works, Mines & Power

Muslim League Members

  • Liaquat Ali Khan – Finance
  • I.I. Chundrigar – Commerce
  • Abdur Rab Nishtar – Posts & Air
  • Ghazanfar Ali Khan – Health
  • Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law

Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly

  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – Chairman (Law expert and key architect of the Indian Constitution)
  • N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
  • K.M. Munshi
  • Mohammad Saadullah
  • N. Madhava Rao
  • T.T. Krishnamachari
  • Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer

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