General awareness - (Constituent Assembly of India) : One word questions - 48

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Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexan der
The entity which drafted the constitution of India is popularly known as	The Constituent Assembly
Which mission/committee paved the way for establishment of the Constituent Assembly?	Cabinet Mission, 1946 (Comprising of 3 members of the British Cabinet  Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander)
The Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 was implemented on which date?	16 May 1946
The members of Constituent Assembly were elected through which procedure?	Indirect election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies, according to the scheme recommended by the Cabinet Mission
How many members were there in the original Constituent Assembly that was constituted according to the scheme recommended by the Cabinet Mission?	389
What was the original composition of the Constituent Assembly?	(i) 292 members were elected through the Provincial Legislative Assemblies (ii) 93 members represented the Indian Princely States and (iii) 4 members represented the Chief Commissioners’ Provinces
The elections for Provincial Legislative Assemblies were completed by August 1946. Of the total 292 members elected, how many seats were shared by Congress and the Muslim League?	Congress 208 seats, Muslim League 73 seats
On which date the interim Government of India was formed through the members of the Constituent Assembly?	2 September 1946
Who was elected as the Prime Minister of this interim Govt. of India?	Jawaharlal Nehru
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on which date?	9 December 1946
What was the venue of the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly?	The Central Hall of Parliament House, New Delhi (It was then known as the Constitution Hall)
How many members were present in the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly?	208
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly started exactly at what time?	11 a.m.
Who was the temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly?	Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha (He was introduced as the temporary Chairman by Acharya Kripalani)
Why a reconstituted Constituent Assembly was needed for India?	Because many Muslim members (belonging primarily to the Muslim League) withdrew from the Constituent Assembly citing non-redressel of the problems of Muslim community
A separate Constituent Assembly was set up for Pakistan by which plan?	The Mountbatten Plan of 1947 (Pakistan’s Constituent Assembly was established on 3 June 1947. The Mountbatten Plan also recommended giving Independence to India and separation of Pakistan from India)
How many members were there in the reconstituted Constituent Assembly?	299 (It comprised of 229 members from Provinces and 70 members from Indian States)
Which Province had largest number of members in the Constituent Assembly?	United Provinces (55 members)
Which Indian State (princely state) had largest number of members in the Constituent Assembly?	Mysore (It had 7 members. It was followed by Travancore with 6 members)
When the first meeting of the reconstituted Constituent Assembly of India held?	31 December 1947
When the Constituent Assembly met for the first time as a sovereign body and successor to the British parliament’s authority in India?	14 August 1947.