History & Civics
The Cabinet Mission proposed a two-tier federal plan which was expected to maintain national unity while conceding the largest measure of regional autonomy.
With reference to the above, state the composition of the Constituent Assembly.
India Independence
2 Likes
Answer
The composition of the 389 member constituent assembly would be as under:
- 296 members to be elected from the British provinces
- 93 members to be elected from the Princely States.
The members of the Constituent Assembly would be elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. Adult suffrage (all eligible voters voting) for this was ruled out to avoid delay in the making of the Constitution.
Answered By
3 Likes
Related Questions
Read the excerpt given below and answer the question that follows:
A commission, without any Indian members, was sent to India to discuss constitutional reforms. The step agitated the people, and the Indian political parties boycotted the commission. When the Commission visited Lahore on October 30, 1928, Rai led the non-violent march to protest the commission.
(Source: Modern History, NCERT)
Name the movement that ensued with the commission coming to India. State any two significant impacts of the movement.
To benefit British industry, British rule pursued a policy of free trade in India. The nationalists were generally concerned about the lack of public investment in agriculture and argued that the British were trying to turn India into a valuable source of raw materials and a consumer of British-manufactured goods to make India an extension of the British economy.
(Source: History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra.)
Discuss how the British empire deindustrialised India.
When and where was the Second Round Table conference held? State the demand raised during this conference.
‘The Quit India Movement made Independence of India as the only agenda of the National Movement. It proved that there could be no retreat and future negotiations could only be on the manner of the transfer of power.’
With reference to the above statement, enlist the impact of the Quit India Movement.