Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

The constituent assembly was formed on the recommendation of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in _____.

Options:

1962

1959

1952

1946

Correct Answer:

1946

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- 1946

- The Constituent Assembly of India was formed on the recommendation of the Cabinet Mission, which visited India in 1946.

- The Cabinet Mission Plan was a proposal put forward by the British government to resolve the constitutional deadlock and pave the way for India's independence.

- It arrived in India on March 24, 1946, and aimed to discuss the future political structure of India and seek an agreement among the major political parties.

- Based on the recommendations of the Cabinet Mission, the Constituent Assembly was established to draft and adopt the Constitution of India.

- The Constituent Assembly was a representative body with members elected by the provincial legislatures and princely states. It held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The drafting of the Constitution took almost three years, and the final document was adopted on November 26, 1949.

- The Constitution of India came into effect on January 26, 1950, marking the day India became a Republic.