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True or false: how the Assembly was chosenRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the first function of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every function of a constitution the chapter namesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: date or body with what it marksRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Rule, body, or date?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →

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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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Complete the first function of a constitution

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    rules
    Choices
    1. rules
    2. taxes
    3. borders
  2. Answer
    coordination
    Choices
    1. coordination
    2. competition
    3. separation
Complete the statement
The first function of a constitution is to provide a set of basic {0} that allow for minimal {1} amongst members of a society.
Coordination comes first. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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Assertion and reason

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Questions
  1. Reason
    Partition meant it was now writing a constitution for a different country.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    The Constituent Assembly had to reassemble in August 1947.
  2. Reason
    Its first function is to make basic coordination in society possible.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    A constitution is more than a list of rights.
  3. Reason
    Its members came from the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.
    Verdict
    The assertion is false and the reason is true.
    Assertion
    The Assembly was directly elected by all Indians.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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