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UKPSC (Uttarakhand) Constitutional Development — practice questions — page 2

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Dates of the Constituent Assembly

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  1. Question
    The Constituent Assembly first sat on
    Choices
    1. 9 December 1946
    2. 14 August 1947
    3. 26 January 1950
    Correct choice
    9 December 1946
  2. Question
    It reassembled for divided India on
    Choices
    1. 9 December 1946
    2. 14 August 1947
    3. 15 August 1947
    Correct choice
    14 August 1947
  3. Question
    Its members were chosen by
    Choices
    1. direct universal vote
    2. appointment by the King
    3. indirect election
    Correct choice
    indirect election
  4. Question
    They were elected by members of the
    Choices
    1. Provincial Legislative Assemblies
    2. village panchayats
    3. British Parliament
    Correct choice
    Provincial Legislative Assemblies
Both dates are given in the chapter. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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Before or after Partition?

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Items
  1. Item
    9 December 1946
    Category
    First sitting, undivided India
  2. Item
    Elected for undivided India
    Category
    First sitting, undivided India
  3. Item
    14 August 1947
    Category
    Reassembled, divided India
  4. Item
    Sat for divided India
    Category
    Reassembled, divided India
Categories
  1. Item
    First sitting, undivided India
  2. Item
    Reassembled, divided India
The Assembly straddles the two. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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True or false: how the Assembly was chosen

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Members were chosen by indirect election.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The electors were members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.
  3. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    Those assemblies were set up under the Government of India Act, 1935.
  4. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    Every adult in India voted directly for the Assembly.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    The Assembly was elected for undivided India.
Indirect election, not a direct popular vote. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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