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?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
Statement-I is correct: 26 November, the day the Constitution was adopted, is observed as Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) to bring constitutional principles and values before citizens. Statement-II is wrong: the Drafting Committee under Dr B. R. Ambedkar was set up on 29 August 1947, over two years before the Assembly passed the finished Constitution on 26 November 1949.
- ✓ Statement-I 26 November is kept every year as Constitution Day, also called Samvidhan Divas, to mark the adoption of the Constitution in 1949. The Government of India began the observance in 2015, Dr Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary year, to highlight constitutional principles and values.
- ✗ Statement-II The Drafting Committee, chaired by Dr B. R. Ambedkar, was set up on 29 August 1947. On 26 November 1949 the Constituent Assembly did not set up a committee; it adopted the Constitution that the committee's draft had led to.
Remember · Drafting Committee: set up 29 Aug 1947, Chairman Dr Ambedkar. Constitution adopted 26 Nov 1949 (Constitution Day), in force 26 Jan 1950 (Republic Day).
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 1 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- PIB Backgrounder, Constitution Day - November 26 ↗ “Among all the Committees of the Constituent Assembly, the most important committee was the Drafting Committee, chaired by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, set up on August 29, 1947.”
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 1 “The Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949. 284 members were actually present on 24 January 1950 and appended their signature to the Constitution as finally passed.”
- Ministry of Education (NCERT), Celebrating Constitution Day 26th November 2024 ↗ “Samvidhan Divas or Constitution Day is celebrated to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India on 26th November, 1949.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·