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What was the main source of the present Indian Constitution?
What was the main source of the present Indian Constitution?
- The Government of India Act 1935 (correct)
- The Quit India Movement
- The Nehru Report of 1928
- The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946
When did the Indian Constitution come into force?
When did the Indian Constitution come into force?
- January 26, 1949
- January 26, 1952
- January 26, 1950 (correct)
- January 26, 1951
How many members were in the Constituent Assembly that framed the Indian Constitution?
How many members were in the Constituent Assembly that framed the Indian Constitution?
- 4
- 389 (correct)
- 292
- 93
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- The Indian Constitution was framed during British rule and passed by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
- The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.
- The provisions relating to citizenship, elections, provisional Parliament, temporary and transitional positions were given immediate effect.
- The Nehru Report of 1928 demanded a commonly agreed Constitution and a set of fundamental rights.
- The Government of India Act 1935 was the main source of the present Indian Constitution, proposing a federal set up, provincial autonomy, and bicameral central legislature.
- The demand for a constituent assembly was formulated in 1938 by Pandit Nehru.
- The Cripps Mission Plan of 1942 recognized the demand for a constitution to be framed by an elected constituent assembly.
- The Quit India Movement was started by Gandhi in 1942.
- The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 proposed the formation of a Constituent Assembly to create the Indian Constitution.
- The assembly consisted of 389 members, with 292 elected from provinces, 93 nominated from princely states, and 4 nominated from chief comm. areas.
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