Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option : List of Women members in the Constituent Assembly. Column - I (Women member): I. Sarojini Naidu, II. Hansa Mehta, III. Vijayalakshmi Pandit, IV. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur; Column - II (Constituency): a. Central Province, b. Uttar Pradesh, c. Bihar, d. Bombay
Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option : List of Women members in the Constituent Assembly. Column - I (Women member): I. Sarojini Naidu, II. Hansa Mehta, III. Vijayalakshmi Pandit, IV. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur; Column - II (Constituency): a. Central Province, b. Uttar Pradesh, c. Bihar, d. Bombay
Options
Official answer
The correct option is (B) I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a.
Correct matching:
- I. Sarojini Naidu → c. Bihar
- II. Hansa Mehta → d. Bombay
- III. Vijayalakshmi Pandit → b. Uttar Pradesh
- IV. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur → a. Central Province
Marking scheme
- 1.1 mark for correctly selecting option (B) I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a.
- 2.No partial credit; all four matches must be correct as in option (B).
Hint
Fix the certain pairs first: Hansa Mehta with Bombay and Vijayalakshmi Pandit with the United Provinces (UP).
Quick oral answer
Sarojini Naidu from Bihar, Hansa Mehta from Bombay, Vijayalakshmi Pandit from the United Provinces, and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur from Central Province — matching I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a.
Common mistakes
- 1.Assuming Sarojini Naidu represented the United Provinces because she later became Governor of UP — in the Constituent Assembly she represented Bihar.
- 2.Misplacing Vijayalakshmi Pandit outside UP, when she in fact represented the United Provinces.
Analysis and explanation
This matching MCQ tests knowledge of the women members of the Constituent Assembly and the provinces they represented.
Correct associations:
- Sarojini Naidu represented Bihar in the Constituent Assembly.
- Hansa Mehta, a champion of women's rights, represented Bombay.
- Vijayalakshmi Pandit (Nehru's sister) represented the United Provinces / Uttar Pradesh.
- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur represented Central Provinces and Berar.
Why the other options are wrong:
- (A) wrongly places Sarojini Naidu in Central Province and Amrit Kaur in Bombay.
- (C) wrongly assigns Sarojini Naidu to UP and Hansa Mehta to Central Province.
- (D) wrongly puts Sarojini Naidu in Bombay and Vijayalakshmi Pandit in Central Province.
Exam tip: Anchor two sure pairings first — Hansa Mehta with Bombay and Vijayalakshmi Pandit with UP — and only option (B) satisfies both.
Interesting facts
Hansa Mehta is remembered for changing the phrase 'all men are born free and equal' to 'all human beings' in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
There were 15 women members in the Constituent Assembly of India, a notable number for the 1940s.
Question details
Q21 of 41 questions
- Board
- CBSE
- Class
- Class 12
- Subject
- History
- Year
- 2026
- Section
- Section A
- Marks
- 1
- Type
- MCQ
- Chapter
- Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era
- Topic
- Women members of the Constituent Assembly and their constituencies
- Bloom's level
- understand
- Syllabus topic
- Theme 15: Framing the Constitution — Members of the Constituent Assembly
- Author
- CBSE
- Reviewed by
- Padhantu Academic Team
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Frequently asked questions
Which constituency did Rajkumari Amrit Kaur represent?
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur represented Central Provinces and Berar in the Constituent Assembly, which is why she matches with 'a. Central Province' in this question.
How can I quickly solve such matching MCQs?
Lock in the pairings you are most sure of — here, Hansa Mehta (Bombay) and Vijayalakshmi Pandit (UP) — then eliminate options that break them. Only option (B) keeps both correct.