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

Who was the president of 'Constituent Assembly of India' ?

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Question : 2

Which of the following are correct :

(a) The idea of the Constituent Assembly was formulated in the year 1934 by Dr Rajendra Prasad.

(b) The Cabinet Mission arrived in India on 24 March 1946 under this plan.

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Question : 3

Inaugural session of Indian Constituent Assembly was presided over by ________________________

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