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Which of the following statements about the formation of the Constituent Assembly is are correct The...........

Indian Polity Evolution and Features of Constitution

Which of the following statements about the formation of the Constituent Assembly is / are correct?

The members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen on the basis of the provincial elections of1946.
The Constituent Assembly did not include representatives of the Princel yStates.
The discussions within the Constituent Assembly were not influenced by opinions expressed by thepublic.
In order to create a sense of collective participation, submissions were solicited from thepublic.

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1 only

2 and 3

3 and 4

1 and 4

The formation of the Constituent Assembly includes the following facts-

On the basis of the provincial election of 1946, the members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen.
Opinions were invited from the public to evolve a sense of mass participation.
The Constituent Assembly was a partly elected and partly nominated body. Moreover, the members were indirectly elected by the members of the provincial assemblies, who themselves were elected on a limited franchise. The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The meeting was thus attended by only 211 members. Later, on December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and H.C. Mukherjee were elected as the President and Vice-President of the Assembly respectively. Sir B N Rau was appointed as the Constitutional advisor to the Assembly. On December 13, 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Assembly. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure.