Question

On which day was the handwritten Constitution signed by 284 members of the Constituent Assembly?

1. 26^th Nov, 1949
2. 24^th January, 1950
3. 26^th January, 1950
4. 30^th Jan, 1950

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 24^th January, 1950

The correct answer is 24th January 1950.

• On 24th January 1950, 284 members signed the Indian constitution.
• The Constituent Assembly came to an end on 24th January 1950.
• The Constituent Assembly initially consisted of 389 members.
• The demand for the Constituent Assembly was for the first time, raised in 1935 by the INC.
• The British Government accepted the demand of the Constituent Assembly, for the first time, in 1940 of the August Proposal.
• The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 through the indirect election.
• The Mountbatten Plan of 3rd June 1947, announced the partition of the country and a separate Constituent Assembly for the proposed state of Pakistan.
• The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on December 9, 1946. This was boycotted by the Muslim League.
• Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was elected as the temporary Chairman of the Constituent Assembly.
• ​Shri B.N. Rau was appointed as the legal advisor to the Constituent Assembly.