Which of the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru's view of the Constituent Assembly are correct?
(A) Nehru admitted that most nationalist leaders had wanted a different kind of Constituent Assembly.
(B) Nehru held that governments come into being by State Papers.
(C) Nehru said the Assembly should go only as far as the leading party in it wished.
(D) Nehru asked members to keep in mind the passions in the hearts of the masses of the Indian people.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A and D only
(A) Nehru admitted that most nationalist leaders had wanted a different kind of Constituent Assembly. — Correct. Nehru openly accepted that most nationalist leaders had wanted a different kind of Assembly.
(B) Nehru held that governments come into being by State Papers. — Incorrect. Nehru said the reverse. Governments do not come into being by State Papers; they express the will of the people.
(C) Nehru said the Assembly should go only as far as the leading party in it wished. — Incorrect. Nehru said the Assembly would go as far as the people as a whole wished. He set aside the wishes of any single party or group.
(D) Nehru asked members to keep in mind the passions in the hearts of the masses of the Indian people. — Correct. Nehru urged members to keep the passions of the masses in mind and try to fulfil them.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 The will of the people … “Governments do not come into being by State Papers. Governments are, in fact the expression of the will of the people. We have met here today because of the strength of the people behind us and we shall go as far as the people – not of any party or group but the people as a whole – shall wish us to go. We should, therefore, always keep in mind the passions that lie in the hearts of the masses of the Indian people and try to fulfil them.” |