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2018 · Q82

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

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  1. AIt was framed between December 1946 and December 1949.
  2. BThe drafts of the Constitution were discussed in public meetings.
  3. CIt is the shortest document of a Constitution in the world.
  4. DIt came fully into operation immediately after the drafting was completed in December 1949.

Explanation

The Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 and adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949 — it was framed between December 1946 and December 1949. The drafts were debated in the Assembly, not in public meetings (B is wrong); India's is among the longest constitutions in the world, not the shortest (C is wrong); and it came into force on 26 January 1950, not immediately after drafting (D is wrong). Hence A.