Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct? 1. The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. 2. The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franch

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Q: 58 (CDS-II/2016)

Which of the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India is/are correct?
1. The Assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.
2. The elections were held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise.
3. The scheme of election was laid down by the Cabinet Delegation.
4. The distribution of seats was done on the basis of the Mountbatten Plan.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,33,91,26,25,16,57

keywords: 

{'constituent assembly': [9, 1, 4, 11], 'provincial legislative assemblies': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'assembly': [4, 0, 1, 3], 'seats': [6, 6, 8, 25], 'elections': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'mountbatten plan': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'basis': [2, 1, 3, 7], 'cabinet delegation': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'election': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

The correct answer is option 4, which states that statements 1 and 3 regarding the Constituent Assembly of India are correct.

Statement 1 is correct because the Constituent Assembly of India was indeed elected indirectly. The members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies elected the members of the Constituent Assembly.

Statement 2 is incorrect because the elections for the Constituent Assembly were not held on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise. Instead, the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies were responsible for electing the members of the Constituent Assembly.

Statement 3 is correct because the scheme of election for the Constituent Assembly was indeed laid down by the Cabinet Delegation. The Cabinet Delegation, led by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, came up with the plan for the selection of the members of the Constituent Assembly.

Statement 4 is incorrect because the distribution of seats in the Constituent Assembly was not done based on the Mountbatten Plan. The Mountbatten Plan was related to the partition of India and the creation of separate nations of India and Pakistan. It did not directly influence the distribution of the seats in the Constituent Assembly.

In conclusion, option 4 is the correct answer as it accurately identifies the correct statements about the Constituent Assembly of India