Which of the following statements about the making of the Constitutio…

Which of the following statements about the making of the Constitution of India is NOT correct?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → It was framed between December 1947 and November 1949.

Option (1) Its drafts were discussed clause by clause in the Constituent Assembly of India. — True. From December 1946 to November 1949, the drafts were taken up clause by clause in the Constituent Assembly. Committees and sub-committees revised them between sessions.

Option (2) It was framed between December 1947 and November 1949. — False. The month is right but the year is wrong. The framing began in December 1946 and ended in November 1949.

Option (3) Members of the Constituent Assembly were haunted by images of desolation and destruction. — True. The violence of the years around Partition left images of desolation and destruction that continued to haunt the members of the Assembly.

Option (4) It was framed when India was not merely large and diverse, but also deeply divided. — True. At Independence, India was large and diverse and also deeply divided. So the Constitution had to be a carefully drafted document to keep the country together.

NCERT (2026-27): “Framing the Constitution The Beginning of a New Er TWELVE
The Indian Constitution, which came into effect on 26 January 1950, has the dubious distinction of being the longest in the world. But its length and complexity are perhaps understandable when one considers the country’s size and diversity. At Independence, India was not merely large and diverse, but also deeply divided. A Constitution designed to keep the country together, and to take it forward, had necessarily to be an elaborate, carefully-worked-out, and painstakingly drafted document. For one thing, it sought to heal wounds of the past and the present, to make Indians of different classes, castes and communities come together in a shared political experiment. For another, it sought to nurture democratic institutions in what had long been a culture of hierarchy and deference.”

“The Constitution of India was framed between December 1946 and November 1949. During this time its drafts were discussed clause by clause in the Constituent Assembly of India. …”