Question

Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
1. The Constituent Assembly was directly elected by the people of India.
2. The Muslim League boycotted the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly which was held on 9th December, 1946.
3. B.N. Rau was appointed as the constitutional advisor to the Assembly.
4. On 13 December 1946 Pandit Nehru Moved the historic 'Objectives Resolution'.

• A. 1 and 2
• B. 3 and 4
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. Only 1

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Only 1

The Constituent Assembly was a partly elected and partly nominated body. Moreover, the members were indirectly elected by the members of the provincial assemblies, who themselves were elected on a limited franchise. The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The meeting was thus attended by only 211 members. Later, on December 11, 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and H.C. Mukherjee were elected as the President and Vice-President of the Assembly respectively. Sir B N Rau was appointed as the Constitutional advisor to the Assembly. On December 13, 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the historic ‘Objectives Resolution’ in the Assembly. It laid down the fundamentals and philosophy of the constitutional structure. So only statement 1 is incorrect.