Modern history

Concepts to cover

1. Cabinet Mission scheme: 389 seats, 296 for British India elected indirectly by provincial assemblies through single transferable vote by community, 93 nominated by princely states; first sitting 9 December 1946 with Sachchidananda Sinha, Rajendra Prasad permanent president
2. Nehru's Objectives Resolution 13 December 1946, major committees and members such as K.C. Neogy, Drafting Committee under Ambedkar August 1947
3. Act of 18 July 1947: two dominions from 15 August, end of paramountcy, Constituent Assemblies as sovereign legislatures, Governor-General as constitutional head, Secretary of State's office abolished
4. Themes from NCERT Theme 12: vision of the Constitution, minorities and separate electorates debate, powers of the state, language question