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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 55

Topic: Polity and governance

Q55

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Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.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 26th26^{th} 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 ?

  1. (a) All three statements are correct.
  2. (b) There is no correct statement.Correct answer
  3. (c) There are two correct statements that include statement 3.
  4. (d) There is only one correct statement.

Solution.

Answer: (b) There is no correct statement.

  1. Statement 1 is incorrect: Article 393 (Short title) explicitly states that this Constitution may be called the Constitution of India.
  2. Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 395 (Repeals) explicitly repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935.
  3. Statement 3 is incorrect: Article 394 (Commencement) explicitly mentions the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950, as the day of the commencement of this Constitution.

Trap: Part XXII (Articles 393, 394, and 395) covers the short title, commencement date, and repeals, leaving no correct statement.