Constituent Assembly Election — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2004

Which one of the following statements is correct?

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India.
The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947.
The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950.

The statement is correct because the Constituent Assembly was constituted under the provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan, and its members were elected indirectly by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies in 1946. Statement (b) is incorrect because although Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly, Muhammad Ali Jinnah was not a member of the Assembly that framed the Constitution of India after Partition. Statement (c) is incorrect as the first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946, not in January 1947. Statement (d) is also incorrect because the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950