Indian Independence Movement

Solicitor General of India and noted jurist Gopal Subramanium, 52, on April 11, 2010 became the first Solicitor General to be unanimously elected chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI). He will have a two-year term. Constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961, the BCI is the statutory body regulating the legal profession in the country, apart from being the highest disciplinary body of lawyers in India. It also lays down the standards of professional conduct and etiquette and also standards of legal education.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution, which was tasked with preparing the draft of the Constitution of India.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. Option C is correct.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the President of the Congress at the historic Lahore Session of 1929. Option A is correct.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly. Option C is correct.

General K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. Option D is correct.

Satyendra Nath Tagore was the first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service, successfully clearing the competitive examination in June 1863. He was an author, song composer, and linguist, and the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore. This milestone marked a significant achievement for Indians during British colonial rule.

While the Muslim League was founded in 1906 by a group including Nawab Salimullah and Aga Khan III, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is often cited as the ideological inspiration for the movement.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution and is widely regarded as its chief architect.

Satyendranath Tagore (brother of Rabindranath Tagore) was the first Indian to pass the ICS (Indian Civil Service) examination in 1863. The ICS was the elite administrative service under British Raj. This was a significant achievement as Indians were initially discouraged from taking the exam.

Dr. Zakir Hussain was the third President of India and the first Muslim to hold the office, serving from 1967 until his death in 1969.

The Simla Conference of 1945 was convened by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, to discuss the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government.

B.R. Ambedkar attended all three Round Table Conferences (1930, 1931, and 1932). Gandhi only attended the second one.

Chittaranjan Das, a prominent Indian freedom fighter and political activist, was popularly known as Deshbandhu, which means Friend of the Nation.

C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India before the office was abolished upon India becoming a Republic in 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad succeeded him as the first President.