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UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank British Rule and Its Impacts and Regional Powers

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    The Constituent Assembly of India was choosen on the basis of the provincial elections of 1946. With the withdrawal of the Muslim League from the Constituent Assembly, it turned out that majority of the assembly members were also members of the Congress. Under that circumstance, how was the Constituent Assembly given a broader social basis? [NDA 2011-II]

    A)  By nominating independent members from various minority groups

    B)  By nominating independent members from various caste and religious groups

    C)  By nominating independent members of different castes, religious groups and women and also taking in representatives of the princely states and asking for written submission from the public at large

    D)  By taking in representatives of the princely states an asking for written submission from the public at large

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     For the first time in 1934, the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India was put forward by M. N. Roy. Under the cabinet mission plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for constituent Assembly, The Constitution of India was drafted by the constituent assembly and it was set up under the cabinet Mission plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the constituent assembly were elected by the Provincial assemblies by method of single transferable vote system of proportional representation.


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