Q. Which of the following is/are provision/s of Cabinet Mission Plan?
1.Each Province and each Princely State were allotted seats proportional to their respective population roughly in the ratio of 1:1, 00,000.
2.The seats in each Province were distributed among the three main communities, Muslims, Sikhs and general, in proportion to their respective populations.
3.Members of each community in the Provincial Legislative Assembly elected their own representatives by the method of proportional representation.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The Constituent Assembly was composed roughly along the lines suggested by the plan proposed by the committee of the British cabinet, known as the Cabinet Mission. According to this plan:
- Each Province and each Princely State or group of States were allotted seats proportional to their respective population roughly in the ratio of 1:10,00,000.
- As a result the Provinces (that were under direct British rule) were to elect 292 members while the Princely States were allotted a minimum of 93 seats.
- The seats in each Province were distributed among the three main communities, Muslims, Sikhs and general, in proportion to their respective populations.
- Members of each community in the Provincial Legislative Assembly elected their own representatives by the method of proportional representation with single transferable vote.
- The method of selection in the case of representatives of Princely States was to be determined by consultation.
Source: NCERT – Indian Constitution at Work
