Question: When is the Constitution Day observed in India?
(a) November 24
(b) November 26
(c) November 21
(d) November 22
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- In India, Constitution Day is observed on 26th November.
- The day marks the adoption of Indian Constitution by Constituent Assembly in 1949.
- The Constitution of India came into force on 26th January 1950.
- Constitution Day was first celebrated in 2015 to mark the day as a tribute to Dr B R Ambedkar.
- He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee.
- The constituent assembly took two years, eleven months and seventeen days to draft the historic document.
- It is also the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.firstpost.com/india/constitution-day-of-india-what-is-samvidhan-diwas-and-why-is-it-celebrated-on-26-november-9050911.html
http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/constituent/facts.html