Q.Give two examples each to support 3 conclusions about the Indian Constitution (a-c).

The Indian Constitution was formally drafted between December 1946 and November 1949 by a Constituent Assembly, and understanding how it was made means looking at four distinct things together, since no single one of them fully explains the Constitution's real authority. First, the Assembly's composition: it was elected indirectly through the Provincial Legislative Assemblies under a scheme roughly following the British Cabinet Mission's plan, and while it was not elected by universal adult suffrage, it made a serious effort to represent every religious community and included twenty-eight Scheduled Caste members, even though the Congress party dominated with roughly eighty-two per cent of seats after Partition. Second, the Assembly's deliberative process: its members reasoned in the interest of the whole nation rather than narrow self-interest, engaged seriously with major disagreements (centre-state relations, the judiciary's powers, property rights) through what the chapter calls "public reason," and passed universal adult suffrage almost without debate — a powerful sign of shared democratic commitment. Third, its procedures: work was organised through eight major committees, chaired by leaders who often disagreed sharply with one another y …