Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

Consider the following statements about the making of the Constituent Assembly and identify the correct statements:

A. The Constitution of India was framed between 15th August 1947 to 26th January 1950.
B. The members of Constituent Assembly were not elected on the basis of universal franchise.
C. The Constituent Assembly had 300 members.
D. B.R. Ambedkar served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
E. R.V. Dhulekar made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language for Constitution making.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, B, C, D only

B, C, D, E only

A, C, D, E only

A, B, D, E only

Correct Answer:

B, C, D, E only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → B, C, D, E only

A. The Constitution of India was framed between 15th August 1947 to 26th January 1950.

  • This is incorrect. The Constituent Assembly was set up on December 9, 1946, and it took almost three years for the assembly to complete the drafting of the Constitution. The Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950.

B. The members of Constituent Assembly were not elected on the basis of universal franchise.

  • This statement is correct. The members of Constituent Assembly were not elected on the basis of universal franchise..

C. The Constituent Assembly had 300 members.

  • This statement is correct. The Constituent Assembly had 300 members.

D. B.R. Ambedkar served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee.

  • This statement is correct. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, and he played a key role in the drafting of the Indian Constitution.

E. R.V. Dhulekar made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language for Constitution making.

  • This statement is correct. R.V. Dhulekar indeed advocated for the use of Hindi as the sole language for drafting the Constitution, but this proposal.

So, the correct option is [2].