Which of the following statements is correct? A) The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected on the basis of universal franchise. Choose the correct answer from the given options: |
A, B and E C and E B, D and E B and C |
C and E |
The correct answer is Option 2 - C and E The correct statements are: C) The Provincial Legislatures chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly. The incorrect statements with correction: A) The members of the Constituent Assembly were NOT elected on the basis of universal franchise. 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. The Constituent Assembly that came into being was dominated by one party: the Congress. The Congress swept the general seats in the provincial elections, and the Muslim League captured most of the reserved Muslim seats. But the League chose to boycott the Constituent Assembly, pressing its demand for Pakistan with a separate constitution. The Socialists too were initially unwilling to join, for they believed the Constituent Assembly was a creation of the British, and therefore incapable of being truly autonomous. In effect, therefore, 82 per cent of the members of the Constituent Assembly were also members of the Congress. |