Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Polity and Constitution

Consider the following assertion:

The constitutional and legislative functions of the Constituent Assembly remained institutionally distinguishable after the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

Which one of the following facts most directly supports the assertion?

  1. The two functions were performed on separate days, with Dr. Rajendra Prasad presiding over the constituent body and G.V. Mavlankar over the legislative body.
  2. The Draft Constitution was considered by the Assembly for 114 days.
  3. The Constituent Assembly held eleven sessions over two years, eleven months and eighteen days.
  4. The Constituent Assembly ratified India’s membership of the Commonwealth in May 1949.
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