Consider the following statements regarding the Constituent Assembly of India : A. The final session of the Constituent Assembly was held on 24th January, 1950 B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was declared to be duly elected to the office of President of India in this final session.

Correct Answer: B. Both (A) and (B) are correct

Explanation: Working procedure of the Constituent Assembly and Constitution-making The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946, and the last meeting was held on 24 January 1950. During this period, a total of 12 sessions of the Constituent Assembly were held in which a total of 167 meetings were held. Note: I f we consider 11 sessions of the Constituent Assembly (11th from 14 to 26 November 1949) then the term of the assembly is 2 years, 11 months and 18 days. If we consider 12 sessions (24 January 1950) then the term is 3 years, 1 month and 16 days. 12th Session of the Constituent Assembly (24 January 1950) This was the last session of the Constituent Assembly. This session was held for only one day, on 24 January 1950 . On this day, the Constituent Assembly approved the national anthem and the national song . On the same day, Rajendra Prasad's only nomination paper came as a candidate for the interim President. This proposal was put forward by Jawaharlal Nehru and supported by Vallabhbhai Patel. As Rajendra Prasad was elected as the interim President unopposed, the election officer for this election was H.V.R. Iyengar, who was also the Secretary of the Constituent Assembly. PYQ’s Solution English 5 After that, three copies of the Constitution were placed on the table of the Constituent Assembly. One of these copies was a handwritten copy in English language and the second copy was a printed copy in English language. The third copy was a handwritten copy in Hindi language. Out of a total of 299 copies of the Constituent Assembly, 12 copies were placed on the table of the Constituent Assembly. 284 members signed the three original copies of the Constitution. There were 08 women members. 1. English copy (handwritten) - ● Prem Bihari Narayan Raizada wrote it by hand in italic style under the leadership of Nandlal Bose. He refused to take a salary for this work. 2. English copy (printed) 3. Hindi copy (handwritten) ● Vasant Krishna Vaidya wrote it. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first to sign the Constitution. Two members took oath -