Q – Who chaired the first meeting of Constituent Assembly? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (c) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha (d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990 Ans. (c) Explanation – The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The […]

Q – Who was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly? (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (b) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha (c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2005 Ans. (c) Explanation – Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha temporarily chaired the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly which was held on 9 December, 1946. The Constituent Assembly elected

Q – How were the members of Constituent Assembly elected? (a) Directly by public (b) Nominated by Congress (c) Nominated by Indian ruler (d) By Provincial assemblies U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993 Ans. (d) Explanation – The Constituent Assembly was to be a partly nominated and partly elected body. The members were to be indirectly elected by the

Q – With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were (a ) Directly elected by the people of those Provinces (b) Nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (c) Elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies (d) Selected by the government for their expertise in constitutional matters

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

Q – Which one among the following is an incorrect statement about the Constituent Assembly? (a) It worked with the help of a large number of committees, the most important among them being the Drafting Committee. (b) Minority communities like Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Parsis were adequately represented in the Assembly. (c) It was elected on the basis of universal adult franchise.

Q – Which of the following statements are correct regarding to Indian Constituent Assembly? (A) It was not based on Adult Franchise. (B) It resulted from direct election. (C) It was not a multi-party body. (D) It worked through several committees. Select the correct answer using code given below: Code: (a) (A) and (D) (b) (A) and

Q – Which of the following statements is/are not true in relation to Constituent Assembly? 1. Assembly was not based on adult suffrage. 2. The assembly was a result of direct election. 3. Assembly was a multiparty body. 4. Assembly worked through various committees. Choose the correct answer by using the code given below: Code: (a)

Q – Who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly firstly for the formation of Constitution for India? (a) Swaraj party in 1934 (b) Congress party in 1936 (c) Muslim League in 1942 (d) All Parties conference in 1946 I.A.S. (Pre) 1996 Ans. (a) Explanation – The Swaraj Party in its conference at Ranchi in May 1934

Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council was to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India. Code: (a) Both (A ) and (R) are individually true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (b)