Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order, starting from the earliest to the last: (I) Appointment of the Drafting Committee (II) Indian Constitution was adopted and enacted (III) Date of commencement of the Indian Constitution (IV) Constituent Assembly first met Select the correct answer from the code given below:
- (a)III, II, I, IV
- (b)IV, I, III, II
- (c)IV, I, II, III
- (d)I, II, IV, III
Correct — C, IV, I, II, III. Placing the four milestones on a timeline: (IV) the Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946; (I) the Drafting Committee was appointed on 29 August 1947; (II) the Constitution was adopted and enacted on 26 November 1949; and (III) it came into force — its commencement — on 26 January 1950. Earliest to last is therefore IV → I → II → III, which is option C.
- (a)III, II, I, IV — This is almost the reverse of the true order — it puts the commencement (26 Jan 1950) first and the Assembly's first meeting (9 Dec 1946) last, which is chronologically backwards.
- (b)IV, I, III, II — The start (IV then I) is right, but it swaps adoption and commencement: the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 (II) and only then came into force on 26 January 1950 (III), so II must precede III.
- (d)I, II, IV, III — It places the Drafting Committee (I) before the Assembly's first meeting (IV), which is impossible — the Committee was set up by the Constituent Assembly, so the Assembly must have met first.
The Constituent Assembly was constituted under the Cabinet Mission Plan (1946). It first met on 9 December 1946 (Sachchidananda Sinha as provisional president); appointed the Drafting Committee under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on 29 August 1947; adopted and enacted the Constitution on 26 November 1949; and the Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950. The Assembly took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to complete its work.
The whole exercise ran from December 1946 to January 1950. The two dates that trip students are adoption (26 November 1949) versus commencement (26 January 1950): the roughly two-month gap was deliberate, so the Republic could be inaugurated on 26 January — the anniversary of the 1930 Purna Swaraj (complete independence) declaration.
- Constituent Assembly first met: 9 December 1946.
- Drafting Committee appointed: 29 August 1947 (Chairman — Dr. B. R. Ambedkar).
- Constitution adopted and enacted: 26 November 1949 (now Constitution Day).
- Constitution came into force: 26 January 1950 (Republic Day).
- 9 Dec 1946 — Constituent Assembly first met (IV)
- 29 Aug 1947 — Drafting Committee appointed (I)
- 26 Nov 1949 — Constitution adopted & enacted (II)
- 26 Jan 1950 — Constitution commenced (III)
Chronological order IV → I → II → III = option C.
- Swapping adoption (26 Nov 1949) with commencement (26 Jan 1950)
- Placing the Drafting Committee before the Assembly's first meeting
Frequently as chronological-order or match-the-date questions on Constitution-making; lock in 9 Dec 1946, 29 Aug 1947, 26 Nov 1949 and 26 Jan 1950.
Consider the following statements in respect of the Constitution Day: Statement-I: The Constitution Day is celebrated on 26th November every year to promote constitutional values among citizens. Statement-II: On 26th November, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution of India. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
- (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
- (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
- (d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Answer(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
Directly tests the same milestone dates — adoption on 26 Nov 1949 and the fact that the Drafting Committee was actually set up earlier (29 Aug 1947), not on 26 November.
Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?
- (a) C. Rajagopalachari
- (b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- (c) T. T. Krishnamachari
- (d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Answer(d) Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Anchors event (IV) — the Constituent Assembly's first meeting on 9 December 1946, when Sachchidananda Sinha was chosen provisional president.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Constitution of India was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly on:
- (a)26 January 1950
- (b)26 November 1949
- (c)15 August 1947
- (d)9 December 1946
Answer(b) 26 November 1949 — now observed as Constitution Day.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who was appointed Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
- (a)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- (b)Jawaharlal Nehru
- (c)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- (d)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer(c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar — Drafting Committee constituted on 29 August 1947.