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UPSC Prelims 2021 Paper-1 📅 10 Oct, 2021

What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

A
A Democratic Republic
B
A Sovereign Democratic Republic
C
A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
D
A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
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UPSC Prelims
2021 • 10 Oct, 2021 • Paper-1
What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?
Correct Answer
A Sovereign Democratic Republic
Original Text Configuration: When the Constitution of India formally came into effect on the historic date of January 26, 1950, the original unamended text of t......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2021
Ref. Subject Polity
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Preamble
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Original Text Configuration ▼
When the Constitution of India formally came into effect on the historic date of January 26, 1950, the original unamended text of the Preamble explicitly resolved to constitute India into a "Sovereign Democratic Republic".
Chronology of Alterations ▼
The political descriptors 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were completely absent from this foundational version. They were conceptually grafted into the Preamble much later during the Emergency period via the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976.
Conclusion ▼
Evaluating the specific timeline requested, the original nomenclature was strictly limited to a Sovereign Democratic Republic.
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