Why would it be incomplete to call the Constituent Assembly only a law-making body?

Correct answer: Because it laid the foundation of India's governance values and institutions

Correct answer: B. A law-making body generally frames ordinary laws for governing day-to-day matters. The Constituent Assembly performed a much wider and more foundational task: it prepared the Constitution, selected the principles that would guide independent India and designed institutions through which those principles could operate. It dealt with democracy, rights, equality, representation, the division of powers and responsible government. Thus, it helped build the framework of a new nation, not merely a list of routine laws. A is wrong because the Assembly did make constitutional provisions and also worked as a legislative body for a period. C is wrong because it was not a court; it did not mainly decide cases. D is wrong because it had no role as a trade council. Memory cue: ordinary laws run government, but a constitution establishes the rules and values of government.