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Nepal emerged as a democratic republic after abolishing its monarchy in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly held its first sitting on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly reassembled for divided India on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Provincial Legislative Assemblies that elected the Constituent Assembly were set up under the:Read the answer and worked solution →The composition of the Constituent Assembly followed the plan of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Seats in the Constituent Assembly were allotted roughly in the ratio of one seat per:Read the answer and worked solution →The Provinces under direct British rule were to elect how many members?Read the answer and worked solution →Princely States were allotted a minimum of how many seats in the Constituent Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition the Constituent Assembly's membership was reduced to:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution was adopted on:Read the answer and worked solution →How many members signed the Constitution on 24 January 1950?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly had how many members from the Scheduled Castes?Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition the Congress held about what share of Constituent Assembly seats?Read the answer and worked solution →The only provision passed without virtually any debate was:Read the answer and worked solution →The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly was chaired by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly met for how many days?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly's work was spread over:Read the answer and worked solution →The Objectives Resolution defining the Assembly's aims was moved in 1946 by:Read the answer and worked solution →India's Constitution became an exemplar most notably for:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the committee chairsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the British borrowingsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Constituent AssemblyRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the constitution wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Function or makerRead the answer and worked solution →Sort dates, numbers and peopleRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Constitution bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people, in the words of:Read the answer and worked solution →The word democracy comes from the Greek demokratia, where demos means:Read the answer and worked solution →The simple starting definition says democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Nepal emerged as a democratic republic after abolishing its monarchy in:

  1. 1948
  2. 2008
  3. 1990
  4. 2002
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Correct answer: B. 2008

1. The King had taken all powers in October 2002. 2. The republic came in 2008. 3. A popularly elected constituent assembly was demanded. _Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 1, Constitution: Why and How._

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The Constituent Assembly held its first sitting on:

  1. 26 November 1949
  2. 26 January 1950
  3. 9 December 1946
  4. 14 August 1947
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Correct answer: C. 9 December 1946

1. It was elected for undivided India. 2. The first sitting was on 9 December 1946. 3. It reassembled for divided India on 14 August 1947. _Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 1, Constitution: Why and How._

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The Constituent Assembly reassembled for divided India on:

  1. 9 December 1946
  2. 3 June 1947
  3. 26 January 1950
  4. 14 August 1947
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Correct answer: D. 14 August 1947

1. Members from Pakistan's territories ceased to be members. 2. It reassembled on 14 August 1947. 3. Membership fell to 299. _Source: syllabus Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 1, Constitution: Why and How._

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