Arrange the following major developments in chronological order that led to the formation of the Constitution of India.
(A) Executive was made partly responsible to the provided legislature.
(B) Elections were held under Government of India Act in which Congress won in 8 provinces.
(C) Draft Constitution was introduced.
(D) Promoted Election which led to the creation of the Constituent Assembly.
(E) Jawaharlal Nehru moved Objective Resolution.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B), (D), (E), (C)
(A) Executive was made partly responsible to the provided legislature. — 1919. The executive was made partly responsible to the provincial legislature in 1919, and almost entirely so under the Government of India Act of 1935.
(B) Elections were held under Government of India Act in which Congress won in 8 provinces. — 1937. In the elections held under the 1935 Act, the Congress came to power in eight out of the 11 provinces.
(D) Promoted Election which led to the creation of the Constituent Assembly. — winter of 1945-46. Provincial elections were held, and the Provincial Legislatures then chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly.
(E) Jawaharlal Nehru moved Objective Resolution. — 13 December 1946. The resolution outlined the ideals of the Constitution and provided the framework within which the work of constitution-making was to proceed.
(C) Draft Constitution was introduced. — after the Objectives Resolution. Ambedkar guided the Draft Constitution through the Assembly, a process that took three years in all.
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints ‘provided legislature’ in statement (A) and ‘Promoted Election’ in statement (D) when they should read ‘provincial legislature’ and ‘Provincial Election’.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 The will of the people … In fact, as the demand for representation grew, the British had been forced to introduce a series of constitutional reforms. A number of Acts were passed (1909, 1919 and 1935), gradually enlarging the space for Indian participation in provincial governments. The executive was made partly responsible to the provincial legislature in 1919, and almost entirely so under the Government of India Act of 1935. When elections were held in 1937, under the 1935 Act, the Congress came to power in eight out of the 11 provinces. 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.… 2. The Vision of the Constitution … On 13 December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru introduced the ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Constituent Assembly. It was a momentous resolution that outlined the defining ideals of the Constitution of Independent India, and provided the framework within which the work of constitution-making was to proceed.… 1.2 The dominant voices … Ambedkar himself had the responsibility of guiding the Draft Constitution through the Assembly. This took three years in all, with the printed record of the discussions taking up eleven bulky volumes.…” |