1. With reference to the making of Indian Constitution explain the following:
(a) Name the Plan which proposed to set up the Constituent Assembly. How were the
members of the Constituent Assembly elected?
(b) How was the membership of the Constituent Assembly reduced as a result of partition
of the country?
(c) How can you say that the Constituent Assembly gave adequate representation to all
sections of the Indian Society?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
a]The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of proportional representation.
b]The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on decebmer 9, 1949. The Muslim League boycotted the Constituent Assembly to demand the creation of a separate state of Pakistan. ... Thus, the membership of the Constituent Assembly was reduced to 299 members against the original number of 385 members.
c]the constituent assembly gave adequate representation to all sections of the indian society as all members whether schedule caste or shedule tribe, irrespective of his religion has right to express his views and have freedom of speech.