Question

After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July $1946$, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on __________.

• A. December $9$, $1946$
• B. January $15$, $1947$
• C. February $10$, $1947$
• D. August $15$, $1947$

Answer 1

The correct option is A December $9$, $1946$

The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held in the Central Hall of Parliament House on December 9, 1946. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first president of the Constituent Assembly. The Muslim League stayed away from the deliberations and the Congress Muslims attended the session. In this meeting, the assembly adopted an ‘Objective Resolution’ which later became the preamble of the constitution.