Question

Assertion (A): The Constituent Assembly was dominated by the Indian National Congress. Reason (R) : If the Constituent Assembly was elected by Universal Adult Franchise its composition would have been very different. *

Answer 1

Answer:

It was a multi-party body and

It worked through several Committees

Answer 2

Answer: The complete question is given below:-

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Constituent Assembly was not a representative body as its members were not elected based on universal adult franchise.

Reason (R): Constituent Assembly was created against the proposal of the British government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.

The option 3 is correct.

Explanation:

• Opponents of the Constituent Assembly said that it was not a representative body since its members were not selected by the people of India directly on the basis of universal adult franchise.
• In addition to this, the detractors asserted that there was no such thing as a worldwide adult franchise.
• Opponents of the Constituent Assembly, on the other hand, maintained that the assembly was not a sovereign body since it had been constituted in accordance with the directions of the British government.
• They stated that this was owing to the fact that the assembly had been established.

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