Question

Years ago, writing in his magazine Young India in 1931, __________ had spelt out what he wanted the Constitution to do.

When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India? Select the correct alternatives from the following:

Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows by choosing the most appropriate option: Like South Africa, India's Constitution was also drawn up under very difficult circumstances. The making of the Constitution for a huge and diverse country like India was not an easy affair. At that time the people of India were emerging from the status of subjects to that of citizens. The country was born through a partition on the basis of religious differences. This was a traumatic experience for the people of India and Pakistan. At least ten lakh people were killed on both sides of the border in partition related violence. There was another problem. The British had left it to the rulers of the princely states to decide whether they wanted to merge with India or with Pakistan or remain independent. The merger of these princely states was a difficult and uncertain task. When the Constitution was being written, the future of the country did not look as secure as it does today. The makers of the Constitution had anxieties about the present and the future of the country.