Q – Member of constituent assembly, who drafted the Constitution of India, were —
(a) Nominated by British parliament
(b) Nominated by Governor General
(c) Elected by legislative assemblies of various provinces
(d) Elected by Indian National Congress and Muslim League
I.A.S.(Pre) 2002
Ans. (c)
Explanation – Members of the constituent Assembly were elected by the members of Legislative Assemblies of various provinces.
Each provinces and each Indian State or group of states were allotted the total number of seats proportional to their respective population roughly in the ratio of one to a million.
As a result 292 members were elected through the Provincial Legislative assemblies and four members were represented the Chief Commissioner’s Provinces, while the Indian Princely states were allotted a minimum of 93 seats.