Polity-One Liners

1-13 Committees were set up by the Constituent Assembly for framing theConstitution.

2-The strength of the Constituent Assembly, after the withdrawal of the Muslim League, wasreduced to 299.

3-The Members of the Constituent Assembly were Elected by Provincial Assemblies.

4-The idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India was first mooted by Swaraj Party in 1928.

5-B. N. Rau acted as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly.

6-Jawaharlal Nehru started with presentation of the ‘Objective Resolution’ on 22.01.1947.

7-The ‘Objective Resolution’ moved and adopted on 13.12.1946 and 22.01.1947.

8-The Constituent Assembly of India held its first meeting on 09.12.1946

9-The Constituent Assembly established to form the Constitution on 06.12.1946

10-Many Provisions in our Constitution have been borrowed from the Government of India Act 1919

11-The name of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is associated with Chairman-Drafting Committee

12-B. R. Ambedkar elected the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly

13-The Constituent Assembly elected on 11.12.1946 as its Permanent Chairman Rajendra Prasad

14-Ambedkar,Gopalachari Ayyangar, Alladi Krishnaswami are the members of the Drafting Committee.

15-The Government of India Act 1919 introduced a system of diarchy in the provinces.’Diarchy’ means a system of Double government

16-The Chairman of the Drafting Committee to prepare a Draft Constitution of India was B. R. Ambedkar.

17-The Constitution of India contains (Articles, Parts, Schedules) – 444, 24, 12

18-The Constitution of India was adopted on 26.11.1949

19-The Constitution of India came into force on 26.01.1950

20-M. N. Roy had given the idea of a Constitution for India of all.