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On which date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution of India came into force on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →Who chaired the Drafting Committee appointed on 29 August 1947?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was elected president of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946?Read the answer and worked solution →Who presented the Objective Resolution to the Constituent Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →The original 389-member Constituent Assembly was reduced to how many after partition?Read the answer and worked solution →How many sessions did the Constituent Assembly hold while drafting the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →At its enactment, how many articles did the Constitution of India have?Read the answer and worked solution →Into how many parts were the original 395 articles grouped at enactment?Read the answer and worked solution →How many schedules does the amended Constitution of India now have?Read the answer and worked solution →B.N. Rau's initial draft of February 1948 had how many articles?Read the answer and worked solution →How many members sat on the Drafting Committee, counting its chairman?Read the answer and worked solution →Which amendment of 1976 added the words socialist and secular to the Preamble?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Part of the Constitution deals with citizenship?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article lays down the procedure for amending the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →An amendment bill must be passed in each House of Parliament by what kind of majority?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Golak Nath v. State of Punjab decision delivered?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Article 75(3), to which body is the Council of Ministers answerable?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which articles is the President the head of the executive branch?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article outlines the specifics of the electoral college for the President?Read the answer and worked solution →An ordinance expires how long after Parliament reconvenes, unless disapproved sooner?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article lets the President dismiss a state government and take direct control?Read the answer and worked solution →Which amendments introduced panchayati raj and Nagar Palikas?Read the answer and worked solution →Which doctrine revives a pre-constitutional law once an amendment removes its conflict with the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →By what other name is the Rajya Sabha known, representing the states at the Union level?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Schedule lays out the seats each state holds in the Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Schedule contains the Union, State and Concurrent Lists?Read the answer and worked solution →Which subject is on the Concurrent List?Read the answer and worked solution →How may Parliament create a new state out of existing territory?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date does India celebrate its Constitution as Republic Day?Read the answer and worked solution →

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On which date did the Constituent Assembly adopt the Constitution of India?

  1. 15 August 1947
  2. 26 November 1949
  3. 26 January 1950
  4. 24 January 1950
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Correct answer: B. 26 November 1949

The Assembly passed and adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949, two months before it took effect.

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The Constitution of India came into force on which date?

  1. 15 August 1947
  2. 26 January 1950
  3. 9 December 1946
  4. 26 November 1949
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Correct answer: B. 26 January 1950

It became effective on 26 January 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.

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Who chaired the Drafting Committee appointed on 29 August 1947?

  1. Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. Sardar Patel
  4. Sir B.N. Rau
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Correct answer: B. B.R. Ambedkar

Ambedkar was made chairman of the seven-member Drafting Committee when it was appointed.

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