UPSC Prelims 2026 · GS Paper I

Question 55: Polity and Governance

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Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.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 ?

aAll three statements are correct.

bThere is no correct statement.

cThere are two correct statements that include statement 3.

dThere is only one correct statement.

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

All three statements are false. Article 393 says the Constitution may be called the Constitution of India. Article 395 repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935. Article 394 provides that the Constitution commences on 26th January 1950. Each claim that no Article does so is wrong, so there is no correct statement.

1. Article 393 gives the short title, Constitution of India.
2. Article 395 repeals the 1947 and 1935 Acts.
3. Article 394 fixes 26 January 1950 as commencement.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Wrong: Articles 393, 395 and 394 each contradict a statement.
(b) Right: no statement is correct.
(c) Wrong: statement 3 is false, as Article 394 fixes the commencement date.
(d) Wrong: none of the statements is correct.

Only the provisional key (27 May 2026) was found; the final key replaces it when found.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.