Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India:
1. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Constitution of India will be officially called the 'Constitution of India'.
2. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.
3. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that mentions 26th January, 1950 as the date of the commencement of the Constitution of India.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?
A.All three statements are correct.
B.There is no correct statement.
C.There are two correct statements that include statement 3.
D.There is only one correct statement.
Explanation: * All three statements are incorrect: * Statement 1 is incorrect: Article 393 explicitly states: "This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India." * Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 395 explicitly details the repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935. * Statement 3 is incorrect: Article 394 explicitly states that the remaining parts of the Constitution shall come into effect on 26th January, 1950 (the date of commencement). * Because all three given statements are false, conclusion (b) is correct.
With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements:
1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States.
2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature.
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
Explanation: * Statement 1 is correct: The 1935 Act proposed creating a comprehensive "Federation of India" that treated British Indian provinces and princely states as administrative units (though it never materialised due to lack of states' consent). * Statement 2 is incorrect: The Act introduced dyarchy at the Center, under which sensitive key departments—including Defence, External Affairs, Ecclesiastical Affairs, and Tribal Areas—were classified as reserved subjects placed directly under the control of the Governor-General, not the federal legislature.