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The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Drafting Committee that prepared the draft constitution was chaired by:Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru's tryst with destiny speech was given at the stroke of midnight on:Read the answer and worked solution →The short statement of basic values that begins the Constitution is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Most countries begin their constitutions with a preamble, taking inspiration from which model?Read the answer and worked solution →The Preamble is described as the ___ of the Indian Constitution.Read the answer and worked solution →The words Socialist and Secular were added to the Preamble by which amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the South Africa storyRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the sourcesRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real wordRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the constitution wordsRead the answer and worked solution →India or South AfricaRead the answer and worked solution →Which yearRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Constitution bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on:

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

1. Two months separate adoption and commencement. 2. The commencement day is now a national holiday. 3. It is 26 January 1950, Republic Day. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 2, Constitutional Design._

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The Drafting Committee that prepared the draft constitution was chaired by:

  1. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Sardar Patel
  3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct answer: C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

1. Basic principles were agreed first. 2. A committee then wrote the draft. 3. Dr. Ambedkar chaired it. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 2, Constitutional Design._

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Nehru's tryst with destiny speech was given at the stroke of midnight on:

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

1. It was addressed to the Constituent Assembly. 2. India awoke to life and freedom that night. 3. The date was 15 August 1947. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 2, Constitutional Design._

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