Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

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 of the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly that came into being was dominated by one party.

In the constituent assembly, who among the following was not a part of The Congress?

Options:

Jawaharlal Nehru

Rajendra Prasad

B.R. Ambedkar.

Vallabh Bhai Patel

Correct Answer:

B.R. Ambedkar.

Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly had 300 members. Of these, six members played particularly important rolesThree were representatives of the Congress, namely, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad. Besides this Congress trio, a very important member of the Assembly was the lawyer and economist B.R. Ambedkar.