Statement 1 is wrong: The idea of a Constituent Assembly was, for the first time, put forward by M. N. Roy, a pioneer of communist movement in India in 1934. Mr. B. N. Rau was the advisor to the Constituent Assembly.  Statement 2 is correct: The total strength of the Assembly was 389. Out of these, 296 seats were allotted to the British India and 92 seats to Princely states. Statement 3 is wrong: The Constituent Assembly was a partly elected (indirectly) and partly nominated body.

Statement 1 is correct: Although the Constituent Assembly was not directly elected by the people of India on the basis of adult franchise, the Assembly comprised representatives of all the sections of Indian society. Statement 2 is wrong: The Assembly included all important personalities of contemporary India, with the exception of Mahatma Gandhi and M A Jinnah.

Statement 1 is wrong: The Constituent Assembly held its final session on 24^th January 1950. It, however, did not end, and continued as the provisional parliament of India from January 26, 1950 to the formation of new parliament after the first general elections in 1951-52. Statement 2 is wrong: The Constituent Assembly adopted the national flag on 22^nd July 1947.

Statement 1 is wrong: The Constitution of India was adopted by the people of India on 26^th November, 1949 and it came into effect on 26^th January, 1950. Statement 2 is correct: The Constitution of India proclaimed India to be a sovereign, democratic republic. Hence, India ceased to be a dominion of the British crown from the day the Constitution came into effect.

It should be noted that the Indian Independence Act of 1947 designated the Governor-General of India and the provincial governors as the constitutional (nominal) heads of the state, not the real heads. Rest all the statements are correct.

On 29th August 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed, with Dr. Ambedkar as the Chairman along with six other members, as below:

Statement 1 is wrong: The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced the ‘concept of dyarchy’ by relaxing the control of centre over the provinces.  Statement 2 is also wrong: The transferred subjects were to be administered by the governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the legislative council; the reserved subjects were to be administered by the governor and his executive council without being responsible to the legislative council.

The Preamble of the Indian Constitution states: “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC in our Constituent Assembly this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.”

One of the features of the Charter Act of 1853 was that it introduced, for the first time, local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council. Of the six new legislative members of the Governor-General's Council, four were appointed by the local (provincial) governments of Madras, Bombay, Bengal and Agra.

Statement 1 is wrong: The Cabinet Mission was formulated by Prime Minister Clement Atlee. Statement 2 is wrong: The Constituent Assembly first met and began work on 9th December 1946. It finished its working on 26th November, 1949.

This is a tricky question. It should be noted that it was the Government of India Act, 1909 that introduced the system of communal electorates for the Muslims by accepting the concept of 'separate electorates'. The Government of India Act, 1919, however, extended the principle by providing separate electorates for Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians and the Europeans. It did not introduce separate electorates for the Muslims, as they were already introduced by the Government of India Act, 1909.

It was the East India Company Act, 1813 that allotted Rs. 100,000 to promote education in India.

After the revolt of 1857, the British Government felt the necessity of seeking cooperation of the Indians in administration of the country. In pursuance of the policy of association, the Indian Council Act of 1861 was passed, which proved an important landmark in the constitutional and political history of India.

The Constituent Assembly appointed a number of committees to deal with different tasks of constitution making. Out of these, eight were major committees. These are:

The Preamble of the Indian constitution states: