Correct Option
The correct option is Minorities shall be suppressed to ensure unity..
Explanation
The Objectives Resolution was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru on December 13, 1946, and adopted by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure, serving as the blueprint for the Preamble to the Constitution of India.
Option Analysis
- Minorities shall be suppressed to ensure unity.: Incorrect as a feature. The Objectives Resolution explicitly stated that "adequate safeguards shall be provided for minorities, backward and tribal areas, and depressed and other backward classes." The objective was the protection and inclusion of minorities, not their suppression. Therefore, this is the correct answer to the question asking which was not a feature.
- India is an independent, sovereign, republic.: Correct as a feature. The Resolution declared the Constituent Assembly's firm and solemn resolve to proclaim India as an Independent Sovereign Republic and to draw up for her future governance a Constitution.
- All power flows from the people.: Correct as a feature. It established the principle of popular sovereignty, stating that all power and authority of the Sovereign Independent India, its constituent parts, and organs of government, are derived from the people.
- Promotion of world peace.: Correct as a feature. The Resolution expressed the aspiration that India attains its rightful and honored place in the world and makes its full and willing contribution to the promotion of world peace and the welfare of mankind.
Key Takeaway: The Objectives Resolution enshrined the ideals of sovereignty, democracy (power derived from the people), justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity, while specifically guaranteeing safeguards for minorities and backward classes.