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.
(d) Its electoral process was based on the sixth schedule of the Act of 1935 which allowed for a restricted franchise based on tax, property and educational qualification
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Ans. (c)
Explanation – The members of Constituent Assembly were elected by the members of Legislative Assembly of Provinces on the basis of indirect election, and not on the basis of Universal Adult franchise. Universal Adult Franchise enables all citizens to be involved in the governance of their state based on adult suffrage.