Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Communist Party of India did not win any seats in the elections to the Constituent Assembly of India.
2. Unionist Party won the second highest number of seats, after Indian National Congress, in the elections to the Constituent Assembly of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of proportional representation.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Congress Party held a large majority in the Assembly (69 percent of the seats). There were also members of smaller parties, such as the Scheduled Caste Federation, the Communist Party of India and the Unionist Party. Communist Party of India got 1 seat in the Constituent Assembly.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Muslim League with 73 seats was the second largest party after Indian National Congress (208 seats) in the Constituent Assembly of India. Unionist Party got only 1 seat in the Constituent Assembly of India
