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The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on:

Correct answer: (D) 9 December 1946.

The first meeting of India's Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946 in Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament House.

  1. (A)

    26 January 1947

  2. (B)

    15 August 1947

  3. (C)

    26 November 1949

  4. (D)

    9 December 1946

Explanation

The Constituent Assembly first met in New Delhi on 9 December 1946, in Constitution Hall, which is now known as the Central Hall of Parliament House. That date matters because it marks the opening sitting of the body that later drafted the Constitution of independent India. The official Sansad account places the first meeting in this hall and describes it as the Assembly's first day. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha served as the provisional chairman for that initial sitting. Therefore, among the four dates, 9 December 1946 is the only one linked to the Assembly's first meeting, while the other dates relate to later constitutional or national milestones.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) 26 January 1947 is not the date of the first sitting; the related national milestone is Republic Day on 26 January 1950.
  • (B) 15 August 1947 marks India's Independence Day, not the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly.
  • (C) 26 November 1949 is associated with the adoption of the Constitution, which came after the Assembly had already been meeting.

Concept

This tests the chronology of constitution-making in modern Indian history. RAS repeatedly asks such dates because they connect the freedom struggle, institutional transition and the making of the Republic.

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