Making of Constitution NDA Questions

Making of Constitution MCQ Questions

7.
Under the Cabinet Mission Plan, members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by:
A.
The members of the provincial legislative assemblies
B.
Nomination by the Viceroy alone
C.
Village-level panchayat elections
D.
Direct adult franchise across all of India
ANSWER :
A. The members of the provincial legislative assemblies
8.
The electoral method prescribed for electing members of the Constituent Assembly was the:
A.
List proportional representation
B.
Single Transferable Vote system (proportional representation)
C.
Direct universal suffrage
D.
First-past-the-post system
ANSWER :
B. Single Transferable Vote system (proportional representation)
9.
As originally constituted under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the Constituent Assembly had a total membership of:
A.
299
B.
389
C.
292
D.
500
ANSWER :
B. 389
10.
Of the original 389 seats in the Constituent Assembly, how many were allotted to the British Indian provinces?
A.
296
B.
250
C.
93
D.
150
ANSWER :
A. 296
11.
Of the original 389 seats in the Constituent Assembly, how many were allotted to the princely states?
A.
50
B.
296
C.
93
D.
200
ANSWER :
C. 93
12.
Which major political party largely boycotted the elections to, and the first sitting of, the Constituent Assembly?
A.
The Hindu Mahasabha
B.
The Indian National Congress
C.
The Muslim League
D.
The Communist Party of India
ANSWER :
C. The Muslim League