Q – The Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949 by the-
(a) Constituent Assembly
(b) Governor General of India
(c) Parliament of India
(d) British Parliament
U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012
Ans. (a)
Explanation – The Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949. The Preamble to the Constitution says- “We the People of India having, solemnly resolved to constitute India.. …in our Constituent Assembly this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949 do Hereby Adopt, Enact and Give to ourselves this Constitution.”
|
PREAMBLE
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a [SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the 2[unity
and integrity of the Nation];
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
Source : Constitution of India
|