Question

The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held in ___________.
a.Bombay
b.Calcutta
c.Lahore
d.New Delhi

Answer 1

Hint: The first meeting of the constituent assembly was held on December 9, 1946. The person who proposed the idea for the establishment of a constituent assembly for the first time was M.N. Roy. The last session of the constituent assembly was held on 24 January 1950.

Complete step by step answer: The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the Cabinet Mission Plan. The first meeting was held on December 9, 1946. It took place at Constitutional Hall, New Delhi. Constitutional Hall is now known as Centre Hall of Parliament House. The assembly consisted of indirectly elected representatives. These representatives were given the responsibility to draft the constitution of India. Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the president of the constituent assembly.
Looking at the options given:
Option a- Bombay is not the right answer.
Option b- Calcutta is not the right answer.
Option c- Lahore is an incorrect answer.
Option d- New Delhi is the correct answer.

Option “d” is the correct answer.

Note: The constitution of India took almost 2 years, 11 months and 17 days to finally get finalized by the constitution makers. It was adopted on 26th November 1949 and the later on 26th January 1950, it came into effect. It declares India as a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic and a Republic country.