Question

The Constitution of India came into force with effect from ________________.

A. August 9,1942
B. August 15,1947
C. November 26,1949
D. January 26,1950

Answer 1

Hint:On the same day, Rajendra Prasad India’s first president was sworn in replacing the last Governor-General of India.

Complete answer:
The Constitution of India is the highest ranking law of India. It lays down the framework demarcating basic political code, construction, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out basic rights, directive postulates, and the duties of citizens. It is the prolonged written constitution of any country on earth.

A. August 9,1942- This is not the right option. The Quit India Movement was launched on this day by Mahatma Gandhi.
B. August 15,1947- This is not the right option. On this day India got its independence and since then this day is celebrated as Independence Day of India
C. November 26,1949 - This is also not the right option. This is the day when our Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India.
D. January 26,1950 - This is the right option. This is the day when the Constitution of India came into effect.

Additional Information:
- B. R. Ambedkar, chairman of the framing committee, is widely considered to be its chief designer. It conveyed constitutional supremacy and was embraced by its people with a declaration in its introduction.The Parliament cannot overturn the constitution.
- It was embraced by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and became effective on 26 January 1950. The Government of India Act 1935 was replaced by the Constitution as the country's basic governing document, and the Dominion of India became the Republic of India. To ensure constitutional nativeness, its designers repealed prior acts of the British parliament in Article 395.
- India recognized its constitution on 26 January as Republic Day. The constitution announced India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic, satisfying its citizens justice, equality and liberty, and ventures to promote brotherhood. The real 1950's constitution is preserved in a helium-filled case at the Parliament House in New Delhi.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949 and later came into force with effect from January 26, 1950.