Question

After the Constitution of India came into force in 1950 the Constituent Assembly ceased to exist, transforming itself into the ______ till 1952.
1. Supreme Court of India
2. Finance Commission of India
3. Provisional Parliament of India
4. Election Commission of India

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Provisional Parliament of India

The correct answer is the Provisional Parliament of India.

• After the Constitution of India came into force in 1950 the Constituent Assembly ceased to exist, transforming itself into the Provisional Parliament of India till 1952.

• The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946.
• The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950.
• Afterward, the Assembly ceased to exist, transforming itself into the Provisional Parliament of India until a new Parliament was constituted in1952.

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• The Constituent Assembly took almost three years (two years, eleven months, and seventeen days to be precise) to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India.
• During this period, it held eleven sessions covering a total of 165 days. Of these, 114 days were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution.