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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Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.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?
Explanation
All the given statements are incorrect.
- Statement 1 is incorrect: Article 393 under Part XXII of the Constitution is titled 'Short title' and explicitly states, "This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India."
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 395 is titled 'Repeals' and explicitly states that the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935, together with all enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act, are hereby repealed.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: Article 394 is titled 'Commencement' and explicitly mentions that while certain articles came into force at once (on 26th November 1949), the remaining provisions "shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950, which day is referred to in this Constitution as the commencement of this Constitution."
Therefore, there is no correct statement among the options provided.
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Guest previewThis question tests your familiarity with the very last articles of the Constitution (Part XXII). While Laxmikanth covers the repeal and commencement dates in Chapter 2, the exact phrasing 'There is no Article...' forces you to know that these are explicitly codified in the text, not just historical facts. It's a trap for those who skip the Bare Act's tail end.
This question can be broken into the following sub-statements. Tap a statement sentence to jump into its detailed analysis.
- Article 393 of the Constitution of India explicitly provides the 'Short title' of the document.
- The article contains the specific text that defines the name of the document.
- It is located in Part XXII, which deals with Short Title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi, and Repeals.
- Provides the historical and legal context of Article 393.
- Confirms that the article was part of the original 1950 Constitution to formally name the document.
- Explains that this is a standard legislative practice to include a 'Short Title' article.
- Official repository of Indian laws confirming the text of Article 393.
- Shows the placement of the article at the very end of the Constitution (Part XXII).
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