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Flashcards: Making of the Indian Constitution 50 Flashcards 
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Who was the first person to propose the idea of the Constituent Assembly in India? |
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M.N. Roy  |
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The total strength of the Constituent Assembly of India was ___ members. |
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389 |
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True or False: The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected directly by the general public. |
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False. The members were indirectly elected by the members of the provincial assemblies. |
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The 1935 demand for a Constituent Assembly was made by the ___ for the first time. |
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Indian National Congress  |
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In the Cabinet Mission Plan, how many seats were allocated to British India? |
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296 |
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Fill in the blank: Seats in the Constituent Assembly were allocated in proportion to the ___ of each province and princely state. |
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Population |
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True or False: The Muslim League accepted the Cripps proposal. |
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False. The Muslim League rejected the proposal as it demanded two dominion states with two separate constituent assemblies.  |
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What was Jawahar Lal Nehru's declaration regarding the framing of the Constitution? |
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The Constitution of free India must be framed by a Constituent Assembly whose members are to be elected based on adult franchise and free from any external interference.  |
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Fill in the blank: The representatives of the princely states in the Constituent Assembly were to be ___ by the heads of the princely states. |
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Nominated  |
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What method was used for voting to elect representatives in the provincial legislative assembly? |
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Proportional representation using a single transferable vote. |
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The election for the British Indian Provinces in 1946 resulted in the Indian National Congress winning ___ seats. |
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208 seats |
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True or False: Mahatma Gandhi was a member of the Constituent Assembly. |
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False; Mahatma Gandhi was not a member of the Constituent Assembly. |
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The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on ___ and was attended by ___ members. |
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December 9, 1946; 211 members  |
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Fill in the blank: The Objective Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on ___ . |
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January 22, 1947  |
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What was the primary goal of the Objective Resolution moved by Jawahar Lal Nehru? |
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To proclaim India as an Independent Sovereign Republic and to outline the principles for the future governance of India.  |
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Fill in the blank: The assembly did not reflect the mass verdict as ___ seats were held by independent players. |
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15 seats |
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True or False: The Muslim League fully participated in the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly. |
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False; the Muslim League boycotted the first meeting.  |
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Who was elected as the temporary President of the Constituent Assembly? |
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Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha |
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Fill in the blank: The representatives of the princely states initially stayed away from the Constituent Assembly until ___ 1947. |
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April 28 |
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What did the Constitution guarantee and secure to all the people of India? |
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Justice, social, economic, and political equality of status and opportunity, and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship, vocation, association, and action.  |
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The Indian Assembly became a fully sovereign body after the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which allowed it to ___ any Constitution it pleased. |
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Frame  |
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True or False: The Muslim League's withdrawal from the Assembly increased its total strength from 389 to 299. |
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False. The Muslim League's withdrawal reduced the total strength of the Assembly to 299 from 389.  |
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What significant event related to the National Flag of India occurred on July 22, 1947? |
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The National Flag of India was adopted. |
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___ was elected as the first President of India on January 24, 1950. |
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad  |
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True or False: The Constituent Assembly ceased to function after its final session on January 24, 1950. |
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False. The Constituent Assembly continued as the provincial parliament until the first general elections in 1951-52. |
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