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UPSC 2010: Consider the following statements: 1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution. 2. All the territories/countries once under the British empire (jurisdiction/rule/mandate) automatically joined the Commonwealth as its members. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
In 2010 the Commonwealth operated only on political declarations (e.g., 1949 London, 1971 Singapore, 1991 Harare); a formal, single Charter was adopted later in 2013, so it had no charter/treaty/constitution at that time, making statement 1 correct. Membership is voluntary—many former British territories never joined (e.g., USA) or withdrew—hence statement 2 is wrong. Therefore only statement 1 is correct. ([iasexamportal.com](https://iasexamportal.com/Answer-Key/General-Studies-Solution-CSP-2010))
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