UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2026

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of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 have been repealed. 3. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January, 1950. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

  1. All the three statements are correct.
  2. There is no one statement correct.
  3. There are two correct statements that include statement 3.
  4. There is only one correct statement.

Answer

Correct Answer

There is no one statement correct.

Explanation

All three statements are incorrect. Article 393 provides the short title 'The Constitution of India'. Article 395 expressly repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935. Article 394 provides for commencement, while the remaining provisions of the Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950. Therefore, none of the three statements is correct.

Topics: articles 393-395, constitution, constitutional provisions, polity