The Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949 by the

Q – The Constitution of India was enacted on 26 November, 1949 by the-

(a) Constituent Assembly

(b) Governor General 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