How can the work of the Constituent Assembly be linked with the beginning of independent India?

It gave new India a legal and moral basis for governance

Correct answer: A. Political independence ended colonial rule, but a new country also needed agreed rules for exercising power. The Constituent Assembly prepared the Constitution, which provided a legal framework for institutions, elections, rights, responsibilities, and the distribution of governmental powers. It also expressed moral and democratic commitments such as justice, liberty, equality, and respect for citizens. Thus, the Assembly helped transform independence into a system of self-government rather than leaving the country with only a change of rulers. B is wrong because the Constitution supplied an organised framework of rules. C is wrong because the Assembly was helping establish independent self-government, not restore foreign control. D is wrong because the Constitution created the basis for democratic governance. Memory cue: independence gives freedom from outside rule; a Constitution gives rules and values for using that freedom.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Constitutional Design. Topic: Making of the Indian Constitution (Constituent Assembly).