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The Government of India resolution of 20 January 1944 names Sir B. N. Rau as chair of the revived Hindu Law Committee. The committee’s explanatory statement identifies its…

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Who chaired the Hindu Law Committee when the Government of India revived it in 1944 to continue work on a draft Hindu Code?

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The Government of India resolution of 20 January 1944 names Sir B. N. Rau as chair of the revived Hindu Law Committee. The committee’s explanatory statement identifies its remit as preparing a code of Hindu law.

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Option A

The resolution appoints Sir B. N. Rau to chair this committee.

Option B

The 1944 resolution names Sir B. N. Rau as chair of the committee that prepared the draft.

Option C

The resolution identifies the chair as Justice B. N. Rau, Sir Benegal Narsing Rau.

Option D

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau was the chair appointed in paragraph 4 of the 1944 resolution.

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