Question

Consider the following statements regarding the composition of the Constituent Assembly:

• A. The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents-Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian.
• B. The chairman of the Union Constitution Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
• C. The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389.
• D. The Drafting Committee under the chairmanshup of Dr B.R. Ambedkar consisted of eight members.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389.

Formation of the constituent assembly Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the Constituent Assembly in July 1946. • The members were elected by the members of the provincial assemblies by the method of a single transferable vote of proportional representation. • In the beginning, there were 389 members. But after the partition of the country into India and Pakistan, the number came down to 299 229 were from the British Indian provinces while the remaining 70 were from the princely states. o The seats to the British Indian provinces and princely states were allotted in the proportion of their respective population and were to be divided among Muslims, Sikhs and the rest of the communities.