OPSC OAS 2023 PrelimsHistory, Art & CultureQuestion 11
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2023 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of ‘Constituent Assembly’?
(1) Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July-August, 1946
(2) The Indian National Congress won 208 Seats
(3) Muslim League won 73 Seats
(4) Princely States won 93 Seats
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- Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the Constituent Assembly in July 1946 (not in July-August 1946). So, statement-1 is incorrect.
- The elections for the 296 seats assigned to the British Indian provinces were completed by August 1946. Indian national congress won 208 seats (69%), and the Muslim League 73.
- In the 1946 elections to the Constituent Assembly, princely states did not directly participate in the elections, as they were not part of British India. The representatives in the Constituent Assembly were mainly elected from the provinces and from the princely states, which were indirectly represented.Out of the 296 seats in the Constituent Assembly, 93 seats were allocated to the princely states. However, the princely states were not represented directly through popular elections.
- There is some discrepancy in the question as only option 1 and 4 is incorrect.
