Q. The Constituent Assembly was constituted in 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan. As per the Plan

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Q. The Constituent Assembly was constituted in 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan. As per the Plan

1. Each province and princely state was to be allotted seats in proportion to their respective population.
2. Princely states could veto the resolutions passed in the Constituent assembly.
3. The representatives of princely states were to be nominated by the heads of the princely states.
4. Community based representation was to be abolished in the constituent assembly.

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1, 2 and 4 only

c) 3 only

d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Correct Answer : A

Explanation:

Statement 1: Roughly, one seat was to be allotted for every million population.

Statement 2: There was no such provision. In fact, the 93 seats allotted to the princely states were not filled as they decided to stay away from the Constituent Assembly.

Statement 3: The representatives of each community were to be elected by members of that community in the provincial legislative assembly and voting was to be by the method of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

Statement 4: Seats allocated to each British province were to be decided among the three principal communities Muslims, Sikhs and general (all except Muslims and Sikhs), in proportion to their population.