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Q. Who among the following was the first person to put forward the idea of a Constituent Assembly?

[A] Jawaharlal Nehru

[B] Subhash Chandra Bose

[C] M.N. Roy

[D] B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: It was in 1934 that the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India was put forward for the first time by M.N. Roy, a pioneer of communist movement in India.

In 1935, the Indian National Congress (INC), for the first time, officially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India.

Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity

Q. Who among the following was the first person to put forward the idea of a Constituent Assembly?

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