About the Topic: Constituent Assembly is an important topic covering the formation, composition, committees, debates and contribution of the Constituent Assembly in framing the Constitution of India. Practice Constituent Assembly MCQ Questions with answers and explanations.
Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India?
Correct Answer:
(B) Congress Party in 1936
The idea of the Constitution of India was seen in ‘Swarajya Vidheyak’ of 1895 for the first time but officially it was said in the Faizpur Congress Session in 1936. In this session, the constituent Assembly was vastly explained. It is notable that if option (a) would be Swaraj Party, 1934 then it would be the correct answer. The Swaraj Party demanded the development of Constituent Assembly in Ranchi (1934).
Ques: 2
The Constituent Assembly that framed India’s constitution was set up –
Correct Answer:
(D)
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan
Constituent Assembly was founded under Cabinet Mission. The President of Cabinet Mission declared that the main purpose of this mission was to make a Constitution Committee for Constitutional reforms in India. Cabinet Mission decided that representatives of native states will control the Constituent Assembly.
Ques: 3
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on :
Correct Answer:
(C) 9th December, 1946
The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in December, 1946. After two days, Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December, 1946.
Ques: 4
Who among the following was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
Correct Answer:
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Indian Constituent Assembly. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was President of the Drafting Committee. Jawaharlal Nehru was President of Union Power Committee, Union Constitution Committee and States Committee. Vallabhbhai Patel was President of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities, Tribal and excluded areas.
Ques: 5
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Correct Answer:
(A) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
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 the method of single transferable vote system of proportional representations. The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389, out of which 292 were the representatives of the states, 93 were representatives of princely states and 4 were from the Chief Commissioners provinces of Delhi, Ajmer-Mewar, Coorg and British Baluchistan. The elections for the 296 seats assigned to the British Indian provinces were completed by July-August, 1946. Congress won 208 seats and Muslim League won 73 seats and other independent candidates won 15 seats. M .A. Jinnah was not a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. The Constituent Assembly was the first Parliament of Independent India. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first President (Temporary Chairman of the Assembly) of the Constituent Assembly when it met on December 9, 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad then became the President of the Constituent Assembly, and later became the first President of India. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November, 1949.