Arrange the events relating to the making of the Constitution of India in chronological order.
(A) Objectives Resolution was introduced in Constituent Assembly.
(B) Debates on separate electorates.
(C) Provincial Assembly chose representatives to Constituent Assembly.
(D) The Constitution was signed by members of Constituent Assembly.
(E) Uproar in the Constituent Assembly on the language of the nation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (A), (B), (E), (D)
(C) Provincial Assembly chose representatives to Constituent Assembly — after the provincial elections of the winter of 1945-46, the Provincial Legislatures chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly.
(A) Objectives Resolution was introduced in Constituent Assembly — Jawaharlal Nehru introduced it on 13 December 1946.
(B) Debates on separate electorates — on 27 August 1947 B. Pocker Bahadur made a plea for continuing separate electorates, which set off a passionate debate.
(E) Uproar in the Constituent Assembly on the language of the nation — on 13 September 1949 R.V. Dhulekar’s speech on the language of the nation sparked off a huge storm.
(D) The Constitution was signed by members of Constituent Assembly — the Constitution was signed in December 1949, at the end of the Assembly’s work.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 The making of the Constituent Assembly … 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.… 3.1 The problem with separate electorates … On 27 August 1947, B. Pocker Bahadur from Madras made a powerful plea for continuing separate electorates.… 5.1 A plea for Hindi … Almost three years later, on 13 September 1949, Dhulekar’s speech on the language of the nation once again sparked off a huge storm.…”
Timeline – Framing the Constitution: 1949 December, Constitution is signed |
