OPSC OAS 2022 PrelimsHistory, Art & CultureQuestion 13
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2022 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
Which of the following statements are correct in respect of ‘Constituent Assembly’?
(1) The Constituent Assembly was constituted under the scheme of ‘Cabinet Mission Plan’
(2) The total strength of Constituent Assembly originally was 369
(3) 296 seats were allotted to British India
(4) 73 seats to Princely States
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: (D) 1 and 3
Explaination
- The Constituent Assembly was indeed constituted under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946. The Cabinet Mission, comprising three British Cabinet ministers, proposed the framework for the formation of the Constituent Assembly to draft India’s constitution.
- The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389, not 369.
- 296 seats were allotted to British India, distributed among the provinces on the basis of population — roughly one seat for every one million people.
- The Princely States were allotted 93 seats, not 73. However, many princely states initially did not join the Constituent Assembly, and after partition the total membership was reduced to 299 as seats from Pakistan-allocated areas were removed.
