Question

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan the total number of seats allotted each Province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly in the ratio of one representative to the population of:

  1. 8 lakh persons
  2. 10 lakh persons
  3. 12 lakh persons
  4. 15 lakh persons

Answer:

Option B: 10 lakh persons

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “10 lakh persons”.

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, the number of seats allotted to each province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly one seat for every 10 lakh people.