2 making of the constitution Flashcards
who put forward the idea of a constituent assembly for india for the first time and when
MN roy in 1934
when did mn roy put the idea of a constituent assembly for the first time
1934
who officially demanded for a constituent assembly for the first time and when
indian national congress in 1935
who declared in 1938 that the constitution of free india must be framed, without outside interference, by a constituent assembly elected on the basis of adult franchise
jawaharlal nehru
when was the demand for a constituent assembly accepted by the british in principle
in august offer in 1940
which british official came to india in1942 with the draft proposal on the framing of an independent constitution to be adapted after world war 2
sir stafford cripps
sir stafford cripps suggested the draft proposal in 1942 to be adopted after?
world war 2
why did the muslim league reject cripps proposal
because they wanted india to be divided into two autonomous states with two separate constituent assemblies
when was the constituent assembly first constituted and under which plan
on november 1946 under the scheme formulated by the cabinet mission plan
what was the total strength of the constituent assembly to be on its inception in november 1946
389
296 to british india
93 to princely states
what was the british india seats strength of the constituent assembly to be on its inception in november 1946
296 out of 389
what was the princely states strength of the constituent assembly to be on its inception in november 1946
93 out of 389
out of the 296 seats in the constituent assembly from british india
what was the divide between govenors provinces and chief commissionerates
gp 292
4 cc
allocation of seats from British provinces for the constituent assembly was based on
respective population
around 1 seat for 1 million population
what were the three principle communities in which the seats for the constituent assembly were divided
muslims
sikhs
general
what is meant by general wrt the seats community for constituent assembly voting
all except sikhs and muslims
what was the method for voting for the constituent assembly
by means of single transferrable vote
who were to nominate the representatives of the princely states for the constituent assembly?
heads of the princely states
how was the elected franchise for voting for the constituent assembly decided
according to GoI act 1935 which made a franchise based on tax, property and education
when was the first meeting of the newly elected constituent assembly held
9 december 1946
how many members from 296 attended the first meeting of the constituent assembly
211 out of 296
muslim league boycotted because wanted pakistan
who was elected as the temporary president of the first constituent assembly and based on what practice?
dr sachidanand sinha based on the french practice of appointing the oldest member
who was the first elected president of the constituent assembly
dr rajendra prasad
who was the vice president of the first constituent assembly
2 vice presidents
HC mukharjee and VT krishnamachary
when was the objective resolution was moved in the assembly and who did it
jawaharlal nehru presented it 4 days after the first meeting
on 13 december 1946
which part of the objectives resolutions showed that india would indeed be a democracy
“wherein all power and authority of the sovereign independent india, its constituent parts and organs of government are derived from the people”
what kind of justice was to be guaranteed and secured for the people of india according to the objectives resolution
social, economical, and political
what kind of equality was to be guaranteed and secured for the people of india according to the objectives resolution
of status, of opportunity and before the law
what kind of freedom was to be guaranteed and secured for the people of india according to the objectives resolution
of thought
expression
belief
faith worship
vocation
association
and action, subject to law and public morality
when was the objective resolution unanimously adopted by the assembly
on january 22 1947
when was the mountbatten plan accepted
on june 3, 1947
what were the two major tasks for the constituent assembly for india
to make a constitution for india and to enact ordinary laws for the country
who was the chairperson for the meetings of the constituent assembly when it met as a constituent body
dr rajendra prasad
who was the chairperson for the meetings of the constituent assembly when it met as a legislative body
GV mavalankar
till when did the functions of two tasks of the constituent assembly i.e. to make the constitution and to enact ordinary laws continue
till november 26 1949 when the task of making the constitution was over
after the muslim league members from areas included in pak withdrew from constituent assembly of india, what was the total strength after?
299 out of 389 originally in cabinet mission plan of 1946
when did the constituent assembly ratify india’s membership in commonwealth
in may 1949
when was the indian national flag adopted
on july 22 1947
(before independence)
when was the national anthem for india was adopted
on jan 24 1950
when was the national song for india adopted
jan24 1950
when was dr rajendra prasad elected as the first president of inda
jan24 1950
how many sessions did the constituent assembly had
11 sessions over two years, eleven months and eighteen days
2-11-18
for how long did the 11 historic sessions of the constituent assembly last
two years, eleven months and eighteen days
2-11-18
for how long was the draft constitution considered
114 days
when was the final session of the constituent assembly
on january 24 1950
when did the constituent assembly finally ended itself
after 1951-52 general elections and the formation of the new parliament
what acted as a provisional parliament from independence till the general elections of 1951-52
constituent assembly
committee: chairman
union powers
jawaharlal nehru
committee: chairman
union constitution
jawaharlal nehru
committee: chairman
provincial constitution
sardar patel
committee: chairman
drafting
br ambedkar
committee: chairman
advisory committee on fundamental rights, minorities and tribal affairs and excluded areas
sardar patel
committee: chairman
states committee
jawaharlal nehru
committee: chairman
steering committee
dr rajendra prasad
when was the drafting committee set up
on august 29 1947
who were the 7 members of the drafting committee
1 br ambedkar
2 n gopalaswamy ayyanagar
3 alladi krishnaswamy ayyar
4 n madhava rao
5 vt Krishnamachari
6 syed mohd sadullah
7 km munshi
when was the first draft of constitution published for the people of india
in feb 1948
when was the first reading of the final draft of the constitution
on november 4, 1948
in which meeting did br ambedkar moved the motion that the constitution as settled by the assembly be passed
in the third meeting that started on november 14th 1949
what is the date mentioned in the preamble as to enact the constitution
november 26 1949
how many articles did the first constitution possess when first enacted
395 articles and 8 schedules
how many schedules did the first constitution possess when first enacted
8 schedules and 395 articles
who was the law minister on the inception of the constitution
dr br ambedkar
why was jan 26 chosen as the date of commencement of the constitution
because on this day in 1930 it was celebrated as the purna swaraj day following the resolution of the lahore session in december 1929
when was purna swaraj declared and in which session
lahore session on jan 26 1929
who was the chairman of the experts committee to prepare material for the constituent assembly which was formed on july 8 1946
jawaharlal nehru
who observed that it was the experts committee which set india on the road to her present constitution
american constitutional expert granville austin
what was adopted as the seal of the constituent assembly
elephant
who was the secretary to the constituent assembly
HVR iyengar
who was the chief draftsman of the constitution in the constituent assembly
SN mukherjee
who was the calligrapher of the original indian constitution
prem bihari narain raizada
the original version of the constitution was decorated by artists from? and who?
from shantiniketan
like nand lal bose and beohar rammanohar sinha
who illuminated and beautified the original preamble written by prem behari narain raizada
beohar rammanohar sinha
who was the calligrapher of the hindi version of the constitution
vasant krishan vaidya
who decorated the hindi version of the constitution
nand lal bose
when was the hindi version of the constitution authorised
with 58th amendment 1987
which article is related to the hindi version of the constitution
article 394-A in part 22
when did the provincial parliament cease to exist and why
on april 17 1952 because of a permanent parliament elections in may
who did n madhava rau replace in drafting committee
bl mitter who resigned due to poor health
who did tt krishnamachari replace in drafting committee
dp khaitan who died in 1948
