Question

The Constitution of India was adopted on ___________.
A. 15 August 1947
B. 26 January 1950
C. 26 November 1949
D. 15 August 1950

Answer 1

Hint: The Constitution of India was framed by a Constituent Assembly which was established by Dr Rajendra Prasad in 1946. He was its Chairman.

Complete Step by Step Answer: The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January 1950 to commemorate the idea of Purna Swaraj put forth by Nehru in 1928. The Constitution of India is not a rigid constitution and can be amended by the Parliament following certain rules and regulations.
Some of the important and known amendments are the 42nd Amendment and 44th Amendment. The 42nd Amendment is also termed as “Mini Constitution” because this amendment made several sweeping changes to the constitution. Some features of the Indian Constitution are –
1. The Constitution of India is a lengthy and written Constitution
2. It establishes a Parliamentary form of Government
3. It provides for a federal form of government, but it should be noticed that the Constitution is federal in form, but it is unitary in spirit.
4. The Constitution is that it is neither wholly flexible nor wholly rigid.
5. Another feature is that of the inclusion of fundamental rights in it. These rights are considered necessary for manifold development of the personality of an individual and are provided to every citizen without any distinction.
Now let us examine the options:
Option A – India gained its independence from the British Empire on August 15, 1947, following the Independence Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Option B – On this day the Constitution of India came into effect and was not adopted.
Option C – On this day the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly and further came into effect on January 26, 1950.
Option D – The correct date is January 26, 1950, and not August 15, 1950.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: The Constitution consists of many borrowed features. The countries from which certain features were borrowed are British, US, Australian, Irish, Weimar Constitution of Germany, Canadian and South Africa.