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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 29

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2022 - 11 Feb 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q29

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In which of the following years was the final Constitution adopted in India?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 1949.

  • The Indian Constitution was formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949. At the time of adoption, it consisted of 395 Articles and 8 Schedules, comprising nearly 145,000 words, making it the longest national constitution in the world.
  • The Indian Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.
  • The Indian Constitution is the country's supreme law. When the Constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country's primary governing document, the Dominion of India became the Republic of India.
  • The Constitution declares India a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic, assures its citizens justice, equality and liberty, and seeks to promote fraternity.
  • The original handwritten version of the Constitution, adopted in 1950, is carefully preserved in a helium-filled case in the Parliament House, New Delhi. Notably, the words "secular" and "socialist" were added to the Preamble through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment during the Emergency in 1976.