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UPSC 2004: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a)The Constitution Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India.
(c)The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947.
(d)The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950.
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) The Constitution Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
Members of the Constituent Assembly were elected in July-August 1946 by the newly elected Provincial Legislative Assemblies via the single transferable vote, so option (a) is correct. Option (b) is debatable because although Jinnah was elected he never took his seat; UPSC treats it as incorrect. Option (c) is wrong—the first meeting was on 9 December 1946, not January 1947. Option (d) is wrong—the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Indian_Constituent_Assembly_election?utm_source=openai))
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