Which of the following statements are True for the Constituent Assemb…

Which of the following statements are True for the Constituent Assembly?

A. It was boycotted by the Muslim League.
B. It was elected by Universal Franchise.
C. Its members were chosen by Provincial Legislatures.
D. Majority of its members belonged to the Socialist Party.
E. Constituent Assembly was dominated by three parties.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C only

A. It was boycotted by the Muslim League. Correct. The League captured most of the reserved Muslim seats but chose to boycott the Constituent Assembly, pressing its demand for Pakistan with a separate constitution.

B. It was elected by Universal Franchise. Incorrect. Its members were not elected on the basis of universal franchise.

C. Its members were chosen by Provincial Legislatures. Correct. After the provincial elections of the winter of 1945-46, the Provincial Legislatures chose the representatives to the Constituent Assembly.

D. Majority of its members belonged to the Socialist Party. Incorrect. The Socialists were at first unwilling to join, seeing the Assembly as a creation of the British; 82 per cent of the members were also members of the Congress.

E. Constituent Assembly was dominated by three parties. Incorrect. It was dominated by one party, the Congress.

NCERT (2026-27): “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. 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.…”