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Q80·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2026

Short Title and Repeals in the Constitution

PolityConstitution: Framework & HistoryStatement-basedHardStatic

Question

Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India:

1There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Constitution of India will be officially called the 'Constitution of India'.
2There 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Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.
3There 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? (a) All three statements are correct . (b) There is no correct statement . (c) There are two correct statements that include statement 3 . (d) There is only one correct statement.

Options

a

All three statements are correct.

b

There is no correct statement.

Answer
c

There are two correct statements that include statement 3.

d

There is only one correct statement.

Explanation

The correct answer is (b), meaning there is no correct statement because all three assertions are textually false. Article 393 explicitly states that 'This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India'. Article 395 explicitly handles repeals, stating that the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935, are repealed. Article 394 explicitly sets the commencement date, noting that the remaining provisions of the document shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950, which is referred to as the commencement of this Constitution.

The final articles of the Constitution explicitly define its official name (Article 393), its commencement date of January 26, 1950 (Article 394), and the repeal of colonial acts (Article 395).

Question details

Year

2026

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q80

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Constitution: Framework & History

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity Appendix / Text of Articles 393, 394, 395

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