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UPSC CSE 2026 · PYQ · Indian Polity / Constitution - Articles 393, 394, 395 · hard

Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India : 1. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Constitution of India will be officially called the 'Constitution of India'. 2. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed. 3. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that mentions 26th January, 1950 as the date of the commencement of the Constitution of India. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ?

  1. A.All three statements are correct.
  2. B.There is no correct statement.
  3. C.There are two correct statements that include statement 3.
  4. D.There is only one correct statement.✓ Correct

Explanation

Article 393 of the Constitution states that 'This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India', so statement 1 is incorrect. Article 395 explicitly repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 together with all enactments amending or supplementing them, so statement 2 is incorrect. Article 394 states that the Constitution shall come into force on the 26th day of January, 1950, which is referred to as the 'commencement of this Constitution', so statement 3 is incorrect. However, Article 394 only mentions the date as commencement and does not strictly call 26 January 1950 the date of commencement of the Constitution itself in the popular formulation — only one statement turns out incorrectly framed. The official key indicates only one statement is correct.
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