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State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 42

Who was the chairman of the first Law Commission of independent India?

  1. Justice V.K. Sundaram
  2. Justice T.V. Venkatarama Aiyar
  3. M.C. Setalvad
  4. Justice J.L. Kapur
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) M.C. Setalvad

Explanation

The first Law Commission of independent India (1955–58) was headed by M.C. Setalvad.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the first chairman.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: chaired a later commission.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: the first Attorney General chaired the first Law Commission (1955).

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: chaired a later commission.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.