Constituent Assembly


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Constituent Assembly

Constituent Assembly:

The Constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by the elected members of the provincial assemblies. All the important personalities of that time, except Gandhi and Jinnah, were its members. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly took place on Dec 9, 1946 with Dr. Sachidanand Sinha as its interim President. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as its President on Dec 11, 1946.

Composition of Constituent Assembly:

The Constituent Assembly consisted of 389 members, of which 292 were elected by the elected members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies while 93 members were nominated by the Princely States. But when the Muslim League decided to withdraw its members from the Constituent Assembly of India and with the creation of a separate Constituent Assembly for Pakistan on July 16, 1947, the membership of the Constituent Assembly of India was reduced to 299, out of which 229 represented the provinces and 70were nominated by the Princely states

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Question : 1

Which of the following person or persons came to India under Cabinet Mission ?

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

Inaugural session of Indian Constituent Assembly was presided over by ________________________

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

In the context of India history, members of the Constituent Assembly from the provinces were _____________________

Right Option : C
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