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Directions: The question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' (A) and the other as 'Reason' (R). Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer.

Assertion (A): The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26th November, 1949.

Reason (R): Law Day is celebrated in India on 26th November every year.

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Both facts are correct. Ask which one caused the other. Law Day was fixed on 26 November because the Constitution was adopted then, so the explanation runs the other way.
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  • Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • A is true but R is false.
  • A is false but R is true.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

The trick in this question is the direction of the arrow. Both statements are about 26 November, and both are factually sound, so the whole answer rests on which one came first and which one depends on the other. Once you ask that, the question solves itself.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A: This would mean the Constituent Assembly picked 26 November 1949 because India celebrates Law Day then. That is impossible. In 1949 there was no Law Day at all. The observance came afterwards.
  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A: Correct. The Preamble records that the people of India adopted, enacted and gave themselves the Constitution on 26 November 1949, so A stands. India observes Law Day, later renamed Constitution Day, on 26 November, so R stands. But the observance was created to honour the adoption, which makes A the explanation of R and not the reverse.
  3. A is true but R is false: R is not false. 26 November is a real annual observance in India, marked by the legal fraternity and by government departments.
  4. A is false but R is true: A is not false. Candidates sometimes pick this after confusing adoption with commencement, but 26 January 1950 is the day the bulk of the Constitution came into force, not the day it was adopted.

A useful way to keep the dates straight: adopted on 26 November 1949, came into force on 26 January 1950, and the Constituent Assembly had been at work since December 1946.

Let's summarize:

  • A is a historical fact recorded in the Preamble.
  • R is an annual observance that exists because of that fact.
  • An effect cannot explain its own cause, so R does not explain A.

Both statements are true but R does not explain A, so option (B) is correct.

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