Which one of the following statements about the Constitution of India is correct?

The Constitution of India was framed by the Constituent Assembly between December 1946 and December 1949. The Assembly held its first meeting on 9 December 1946 [3]. The drafting process took approximately 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days to complete, concluding with the final adoption on 26 November 1949 [4]. While certain provisions like citizenship and elections took immediate effect on 26 November 1949, the document as a whole did not come fully into operation until its formal commencement on 26 January 1950 [2]. Contrary to other options, the Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution in the world, not the shortest [3]. Furthermore, while the draft was published for public comment and discussed extensively within the Assembly, it was not discussed in 'public meetings' in the sense of mass gatherings, but rather through formal legislative debate and written feedback [4].

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1. [2] Democratic Politics-I. Political Science-Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 2: CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN > The Constituent Assembly assembly > p. 24
2. [3] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 35: TABLES > Figures rounded up, primarily on the basis in 2011 (provisional) counts) > p. 503
3. [4] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 35: Making of the Constitution for India > Constituent Assembly > p. 617
4. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 2: THE MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION > p. 20