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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
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. Incorrect. The Constitution was framed between December 1946 and November 1949; its drafts were discussed clause by clause in the Constituent Assembly.
B. The members of Constituent Assembly were not elected on the basis of universal franchise. Correct. Provincial elections were held in the winter of 1945-46, and the Provincial Legislatures then chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly.
C. The Constituent Assembly had 300 members. Correct. Of its 300 members, six played particularly important roles.
D. B.R. Ambedkar served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee. Correct. As law minister in the Union Cabinet, Ambedkar served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.
E. R.V. Dhulekar made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language for Constitution making. Correct. In one of the earliest sessions, R.V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.
NCERT (2026-27): “…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.… 1.1 The making of the Constituent Assembly … The members of the Constituent Assembly were not elected on the basis of universal franchise. In the winter of 1945-46 provincial elections were held in India. The Provincial Legislatures then chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly.… 1.2 The dominant voices … The Constituent Assembly had 300 members. Of these, six members played particularly important roles.… 1.2 The dominant voices … In this capacity, he served as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution.… 5.1 A plea for Hindi … In one of the earliest sessions of the Constituent Assembly, R. V. Dhulekar, a Congressman from the United Provinces, made an aggressive plea that Hindi be used as the language of constitution-making.…” |