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What was the exact constitutional position of the Indian Republic when the Constitution was brought into force with effect from 26th January, 1950?

(A) A Democratic Republic
(B) A Sovereign Democratic Republic
(C) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
(D) A Sovereign Secular Socialist Democratic Republic

Correct Answer : A Sovereign Democratic Republic
Question Asked : SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim Exam 2000
Explanation : The Constitution was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November, 1949, and came into effect on 26 January, 1950. As originally enacted the preamble described the state as a “sovereign democratic republic”. In 1976 the Forty-second Amendment changed this to read “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic”.
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