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Q5 (IAS/2004) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Constituent Assembly Answer Verified

Which one of the following statements is correct?

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Statement (1) is correct: members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen by the provincial/legislative assemblies in 1946 (elections were held in July 1946) and the Assembly’s first meeting took place in December 1946, not January 1947 [3]. Statement (2) is incorrect because although Nehru and Sardar Patel were members, M.A. Jinnah withdrew acceptance and the Muslim League boycotted the Assembly, so he was not part of the Constituent Assembly of India as it functioned thereafter [2]. Statement (3) is wrong—the first sitting was on 9 December 1946 [3]. Statement (4) is also wrong—the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950 [3].

Sources

  1. [1] Democratic Politics-I. Political Science-Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN > The Constituent Assembly assembly > p. 24
  2. [3] https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2021/nov/doc2021112621.pdf
  3. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 35: Making of the Constitution for India > Constituent Assembly > p. 614
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