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Indian Political System Evolution and Features of Constitution

Consider the following statements with reference to the ‘Constituent Assembly’:

1. The members of the Constituent Assembly were indirectly elected by the members of the existing Provincial Assemblies.

2. The election of the members of the Constituent Assembly from Princely States was direct.

3. With Independence of India, the Constituent Assembly became a fully sovereign body.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 and 3 Only

1 and 2 Only

2 and 3 Only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Composition of Constituent Assembly: The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan.
The features of the scheme were:
The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was to be 389. Of these, 296 seats were to be allotted to British India and 93 seats to the Princely States. Out of 296 seats allotted to the British India, 292 members were to be drawn from the eleven governors’ provinces and four from the four chief commissioners’ provinces, one from each. ? Each province and princely state (or group of states in case of small states) was to be allotted seats in proportion to their respective population. Roughly, one seat was to be allotted for every million population.
Seats allocated to each British province were to be divided among the three principal communities—Muslims, Sikhs and general (all except Muslims and Sikhs), in proportion to their population. ? The representatives of each community were to be elected by members of that community in the provincial legislative assembly and voting was to be by the method of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. (Hence statement 1 is correct)
The representatives of princely states were to be nominated by the heads of the princely states. (Hence statement 2 is incorrect)
According to the Indian Independence Act of 1947 the assembly was made a fully sovereign body, which could frame any Constitution it pleased. The act empowered the Assembly to abrogate or alter any law made by the British Parliament in relation to India. (Hence statement 3 is correct)