WBCS.LIVE practice question

How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 300
  2. 304
  3. 308
  4. 310

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 300

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) 300 (Note: The original strength was 389, reduced to 299 after partition) šŸ“š Explanation: The Constituent Assembly was initially formed in 1946 with 389 members based on the Cabinet Mission Plan. Following the partition of the country, the membership was revised, leaving 299 representatives for India. Within the specific multiple-choice design of this paper, the round-off value of 300 is designated as the correct option. This assembly worked for nearly three years to draft the supreme law.