Making of Constitution

(lafo/kku dk fuekZ.k)

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 Constituent Assembly (Lakfo/kku lHkk)
 Constituent assembly was formed on the basis of cabinet
mission plan which came to India in 1946. / Lkafo/kku lHkk dk
xBu dSfcusV fe”ku ;kstuk ds vk/kkj ij gqvk Fkk tks fd 1946 esa Hkkjr vk;h FkhA

 M N Roy was the first Indian who came with the idea of
constituent assembly in 1934. /,e ,u jkW; us igyh ckj Hkkjr esa
lafo/kku lHkk ds xBu dk fopkj 1934 esa j[kk FkkA

 INC, in 1935 first time officially demanded a

constituent assembly. After that it was proposed by
British government many time like in August offer,
wavel plan and crips mission but finally it was formed by
cabinet mission plan in 1946 / 1935 esa Hkkjrh; jk"Vzh; dkaxszl us igyh
ckj Hkkjr ds lafo/kku ds fuekZ.k ds fy, vkf/kdkfjd :Ik ls lafo/kku lHkk ds xBu dh ekax
dhA blds ckn lafo/kku lHkk dk izLrko fczfV”k ljdkj }kjk dbZ ckj vxLr izLrko] fdzIl
izLrko vkfn esa fn;k x;k ysfdu varr% lafo/kku lHkk dSfcusV fe”ku ;kstuk ds }kjk 1946
esa cuhA

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 Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
(dSfcusV fe'ku ;kstuk -1946)

• The members of the Cabinet Mission were: / dSfcusV fe'ku ds

lnL; Fks%
1. Lord Pethick Lawrence /ykWMZ isfFkd ykWjsal
2. Sir Stafford Cripps /lj LVSiQMZ fØIl
3. A.V Alexander/,-oh- vysDtsaMj

• It arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946.

24 ekpZ] 1946 dks dSfcusV fe'ku Hkkjr (ubZ fnYyh) igq¡pkA

• It Published its plan on 16 May 1946.

blus viuh ;kstuk dks 16 ebZ] 1946 dks izdf'kr fd;Ka

• The features of the scheme were / ;kstuk dh fo'ks"krk,a FkhA

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 Composition of the constituent Assembly
(lafo/kku lHkk dk XkBu)
 The total strength of Constituent Assembly was 389,
out of which 296 seats were allotted to provinces (11)
and 4 commissioners and 93 seats to princely states.
The allocation of seats was done on the basis of
population. / lafo/kku lHkk dh dqy lnL; la[;k 389 FkhA buesa ls 296 lhVsa
fczfV”k Hkkjr vkSj 93 lhVsa ns”kh fj;klrksa dks vkoafVr dh FkhA fczfV”k Hkkjr dks vkoafVr
dh x;h 296 lhVksa esa 292 dk p;u 11 xouZjksa ds izkarksa vkSj pkj ¼4½ dk p;u eq[;
vk;qDr ds çkarksa ls fd;k tkuk FkkA

 296 from provinces and commissioners were to be

elected by members of legislative Assembly and other
members (indirectly elected) and remaining were
nominated by head of princely state. / 296 fczfV”k Hkkjr okyh
lhVksa dk p;u çkarh; lHkk ds lnL;ksa }kjk fd;k tkuk Fkk vkSj 93 lhVksa dks ns”kh
fj;klrksa ds izeq[kksa }kjk euksuhr fd;k tkuk Fkk A

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 However 93 seats of princely were not filled because
princely state decided not to participate in
constituent assembly / gkykafd ns”kh fj;klrksa dks vkoafVr dh x;h 93
lhVsa Hkj ugha Ikk;h D;ksafd mUgksusa [kqn dks lafo/kku lHkk ls vyx j[kus dk fu.kZ;
fy;kA

 (a) The total strength of the Constituent Assembly –

389 / lafo/kku lHkk dh dqy lnL; la[;k & 389

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 389
Elected Nominated
(fuokZfpr) (ukeakfdr )

296 93
British India Princely States
(fczfV”k Hkkjr) (ns”kh fj;klr)
)

292 4
11 Governor’s Chief Commissioners’ Provinces
Provinces (eq[; vk;qDr izkar)

Delhi Ajmer Coorg Baluchistan

(fnYyh) (vtesj) (dqxZ) (CkywfpLrku)
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NOTE:- Seats allocated to each British Province were to
be divided among the three principal
communities / izR;sd fczfV'k izkar dks vkoafVr dh xbZ lhVksa dk
fuèkkZj.k rhu izeq[k leqnk;ksa ds chp mudh tula[;k ds vuqikr esa fd;k tkuk
FkkA

a. Muslims / eqfLye
b. Sikhs / fl[k
c. General (all except Muslims and Sikhs), in
proportion to their population. /lkekU; (eqfLye vkSj
fl[k dks NksMdj)

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 Election of Constituent Assembly / lfoa/kku lHkk dk fuokZpu

 The Constituent Assembly was to be partly elected

and partly nominated body. / lafoèkku lHkk vkaf'kd :i ls pquh gqbZ
vksj vkaf'kd :i ls ukekafdr fudk; FkhA

 The elections to the Constituent Assembly (for 296

seats) were held in July August
1946./ lafoèkku lHkk ds fy, pquko (296 lhVksa gsrq) tqykbZ & vxLr 1946 esa
gqvk&

296

208 73 15
(Congress) (Muslim League) (Small Groups &
Independents)

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KEY POINTS

• Indian national Congress won 208 seats.

dkaxzsl dks 208 lhVsa feyhaA

• The Muslim league won 73 seats.

eqfLye yhx dks 73 lhVsa feyhaA

• Small groups and independents won remaining 15

seats. / NksVs lewg o Lora=k lnL;ksa dks 15 lhVsa feyhaA

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 Working of the constituent Assembly
(lafo/kku lHkk dh dk;Z iz.kkyh)

9 December 1946

 The constituent assembly held its first meeting on 9

December 1946 in national library(which is now
central hall of parliament) / lafo/kku lHkk dh igyh cSBd 9 fnlEcj
1946 dks us”kuy ykbczsjh esa gqbZ tks fd vkt laln dk dsUnzh; gkWYk gSA

 Dr. Sachidanand Sinha, oldest member of assembly

was appointed as the president of constituent
assembly./ MkWDVj lfPpnkuan flUgk tks fd lHkk ds lcls ofj’B lnL; Fks mUgsa
lHkk dk vLFkk;h v/;{k pquk x;kA

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 11 December 1946

 Later, on 11 December 1946, Rajendar Prasad

appointed as President and HC Mukherji as Vice
President./ ckn esa 11 fnLkEcj 1946 dks MkW0 jktsUnz izlkn dks lafo/kku lHkk dk
v/;{k cuk;k x;kA vkSj ,p0 lh0 eq[kthZ dks lHkk dk mik/;{k pquk x;kA

 Sir B N Rau was appointed as Constitutional advisor

of the assembly / lj ch0 ,u0 jko (B. N. Rau) dks lafo/kku lHkk dk
lafo/kkfud lykgdkj ds :Ik esa fu;qDr fd;k x;kA

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13 December 1946

• Jawaharlal Nehru moved the ‘Objective Resolution’

in the Constituent Assembly/ tokgj yky usg: us lafo/kku lHkk esa
mís'; izLrko izLrqr fd;kA

22 January 1947

• Objective Resolution was unanimously adopted by

the Constituent Assembly. / mís'; izLrko dks loZ lEefr ls Lohdkj
dj fy;k x;kA

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 Order and
Business Comm.-
K M Mushi

Union Power Steering Comm.

Comm.- J L Nehru Drafting Rajendra Prasad
Committee
BR
Ambedkar

Fundamental
right comm.- State Comm.
Vallab Bhai J L Nehru
Patel

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 Major Committees (egRoiw.kZ lfefr;ka)

 Union Power Committee - J.L. Nehru

( Lak?k “kfDr lfefr)

 Union Constitution Committee - J.L. Nehru

(la?kh; lafo/kku lfefr)

 Provincial Constitution Committee - Sardar Patel

(izkarh; lafo/kku lfefr)

 Drafting Committee - Dr. BR Ambedkar

(Ikzk:Ik lfefr )

 Fundamental Rights Committee - Sardar Patel

(ekSfyd vf/kdkj lfefr)

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  Steering Committee - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(Lkapkyu vkf/kdkj lfefr)

 Order and Business Committee - K M Munshi

(dk;Z lapkyu lfefr)

Drafting Committee (izk:Ik lfefr )

 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting

Committee. / MkWDVj ch- vkj- vcsMdj izk:i lfefr ds vè;{k FksA

 Drafting committee consisted of seven members,

namely: / izk:i lfefr eas lkr lnL; Fks%

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1) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar/ MkWDVj ch- vkj- vacsMdj
2) N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar / ,u- xksikykLokeh vk;axkj
3) Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar / vYyknh Ñ".kLokeh v¸;;j
4) Dr. K. M. Munshi / MkWDVj ds- ,e- eq'a kh
5) Syed Mohammad Saadulla / lS¸;n eksgEen lknqYyk

6) N. Madhava Rau/,u- ekèko jko (He replaced B.L.

Mitter/ch- ,y- feRrj)

7) T. T. Krishnamachari / Vh-Vh- Ñ".kkekpkjh (He replaced D.

P. Khaitan-Mh- ih- [kSrku)

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22 July 1947:
• The Constituent Assembly adopted the national flag.
lafoèkku lHkk us jk"Vªh; èot dks viuk;kA

• It was designed by Pingali Venkayya.

bldh jpuk fiaxyh osad¸;k us dh FkhA

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15 August 1947

• India achieved independence.

Hkkjr us Lora=rk gkfly dhA

 As a result of the partition under the Mountbatten

Plan of 3 June, 1947, a separate Constituent
Assembly was set up for Pakistan and
representatives of some Provinces ceased to be
members of the Assembly. As a result, the
membership of the Assembly was reduced to 299.
3 twu] 1947 ds eakmVcsVu Iyku ds rgr foHktu ds ifj.kkLo:i] ikfdLrku ds
fy, ,d vyx lafoèkku lHkk dh LFkkiuk dh xbZ vkSj dqN izkarks ds izfrfufèk;ksa dh
lHkk ls lnL;rk lekIr gks xbZA ifj.kkeLo:i] lHkk dh lnL;rk de gksdj 299
gks xbZA

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 Independence of India
(15 August 1947)

Before (igys) After (ckn esa)

389 299

296 93 229 70
British India Princely States Indian Province Princely states
(fczfV”k Hkkjr) (ns”kh fj;klrs ) (Hkkjrh; jkT; ) (ns”kh fj;klrs )

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 Other function and facts of assembly
(lafo/kku lHkk ds vU; dk;Z)

 Assembly also worked as legislative body. In other

words, assembly was working as parliament beside
making of constitutional enacting ordinary law for
country. / lafo/kku lHkk lafo/kku cukus ds lkFk&lkFk dkuwu cukus dk dke Hkh
djrh FkhA tks fd vkt laln ds }kjk fd;k tkrk gSA

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 Constituent Assembly
(lfoa/kku lHkk)

To make Constitution To make law

(lafo/kku Ckukuk) (dkuwu Ckukuk)

President – Rajendera Prashad President – G.V. Mavlankar

(v/;{k & jktsUnz izlkn) (v/;{k & th- oh- ekoyadj)

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1. Indian constituent assembly was formed /Hkkjrh; lafo/kku
lHkk dk xBu fd;k x;k Fkk
[UKPCS 2012]
(a) Under Indian Government Act, 1935
Hkkjr ljdkj vf/kfu;e] 1935 ds varxZr

(b) Under Cripps Mission, 1942

fØIl fe”ku] 1942 ds varxZr

(c) Under Cabinet Mission, 1946

dSfcusV fe”ku ;kstuk] 1946 ds varxZr

(d) Under Indian Independence Act, 1947

Hkkjrh; Lora=rk vf/kfu;e] 1947 ds varxZr

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2. Who was the temporary President of the Constituent
Assembly? / lafo/kku lHkk dk vLFkk;h v/;{k dkSu Fkk\
[RRB 2005]
(a) B R Ambedkar/ ch vkj vacsMdj
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad/MkW jktsUnz izlkn
(c) Sachidanand Sinha/ lfPpnkuan flUgk
(d) KM Munshi / ds ,e eqa”kh

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3. Who among the following was the advisor of the
Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lafo/kku lHkk dh çk:i lfefr dk lykgdkj Fkk\
[NDA 2009-I]

(a) B. Shiva Rao

(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Sachidananda Sinha
(d) B. N. Rao

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4. Who was the member of the Constituent Assembly
by which the Constitution of India was enacted? /
ftl lafo/kku lHkk }kjk Hkkjr ds lafo/kku dks vf/kfu;fer fd;k x;k] mlds lnL;
dkSu Fks\
[SSC 2015]
(a) Nominated by the Governor General
xouZj tujy }kjk ukfer

(b) Nominated by the political parties

jktuhfrd nyksa }kjk ukfer

(c) Elected by the assemblies of various provinces.

fofHkUu izkUrksa dh fo/kkulHkkvksa }kjk uokZfpr

(d) Directly elected by the people

yksxkas }kjk lh/ks fuokZfpr

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5. What was the total no. of women members in the
Indian Constituent Assembly? /Hkkjrh; loaf/kku lHkk esa efgyk
lnL;ksa dh dqy la[;k fdruh Fkh
[UPPCS 2015]
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 15

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6. Who chaired the drafting committee of the
constitution? / Lakfo/kku dh izk:Ik lfefr dh v/;{krk fdlus dh
[SSC 2019]
(a) Dr B R Ambedkar / MkW ch vkj vacsMdj
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru/ tokgjyky usg:
(c) V P Menon / oh ih esuu
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel / ljnkj iVsy

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7. Who was the chairman of the Union Power
Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
Hkkjrh; lafo/kku lHkk dh la?kh; “kfDr lfefr ds v/;{k dkSu Fks\
[IAS Pre 2005]

(a) Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel / Lkjnkj oYyHkHkkbZ iVsy

(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru/ ia tokgjyky usg:
(c) B R Ambedkar / Ckh vkj vEcsMdj
(d) Alladi Krishaswami Ayyar / vYyknh d`’.kkLokeh v¸;j

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8. How many articles were originally in the
Constitution of India? / Hkkjr ds lafo/kku esa ewyr% fdrus
vuqPNsn Fks\ [SSC 2019]

(a) 440
(b) 395
(c) 310
(d) 442

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9. Who is considered as the father of Indian
Constitution? / Hkkjrh; lafo/kku dk tud fdls dgk tkrk gS\
[SSC 2019]

(a) Rajendra Prasad / jktsUnz izlkn

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak / cky xaxk/kj fryd
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru / tokgjyky usg:
(d) B R Ambedkar / ch vkj vEcsMdj

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10. Who was the chairman of the Advisory Committee
for Fundamental Rights and Minorities set up by the
Constituent Assembly?/ Lakfo/kku lHkk }kjk LFkkfir ekSfyd vf/kdkjh
vkSj vYila[;dksa gsrq lykgdkj lfefr ds v/;{k dkSu Fks\
[MPPCS 2014]

(a) B R Ambedkar / Ckh vkj vEcsMdj

(b) Sardar Patel/ ljnkj iVsy
(c) B N Rau / ch ,u jko
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru / Tkokgjyky usg:

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