2.With reference to the Constituent Assembly, consider the following statements:

Question

1. The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 393.
2. Out of 296 seats allotted to British India, 292 members were to be drawn from the eleven governors’ provinces and four from the four chief commissioners’ provinces.
3. Each province and princely state were to be allotted seats in proportion to their respective population.
4. The representatives of each community were to be elected by members of that community in the provincial legislative assembly and voting was to be by the method of first-past-the-post.

How many statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one statement

(b) Only two statements

(c) Only three statements

(d) All four statements

Answer 1

Answer: [Option b]

Explanation: Statement 1 is incorrect, as the total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389, not 393. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is correct. Statement 4 is incorrect, as the representatives of each community were to be elected by members of that community in the provincial legislative assembly and voting was to be by the method of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.