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Indian Constitution Module 1 Notes

The Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949, and enforced on January 26, 1950, with its origins rooted in the Government of India Act, 1935. Key figures in its drafting include Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Dr. Rajendra Prasad, with the Constitution comprising approximately 448 articles and 12 schedules. The Preamble emphasizes India's identity as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic, aiming for justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity.

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Indian Constitution Module 1 Notes

The Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949, and enforced on January 26, 1950, with its origins rooted in the Government of India Act, 1935. Key figures in its drafting include Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Dr. Rajendra Prasad, with the Constitution comprising approximately 448 articles and 12 schedules. The Preamble emphasizes India's identity as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic, aiming for justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity.

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Indian Constitution - Module 1 (Short Notes, 100% Coverage)

Indian Constitution Short Notes (Full Coverage)

Important Dates

- Adopted: 26 November 1949

- Enforced: 26 January 1950

- Independence Day: 15 August 1947

- First Constituent Assembly meet: 9 December 1946

- Last session of Assembly: 1426 November 1949

- Indian Independence Act passed: 18 July 1947

- Original transfer of power deadline by Atlee: June 1948

- Cabinet Mission Plan announced: 16 May 1946

- Interim govt formed: 2 September 1946

Sources & Structure

- Main Source: Government of India Act, 1935

- Other Influences: UK (Parliamentary system), USA, Ireland, France

- Constitution describes India as: Union of States

- Constitution framed by: Constituent Assembly (under 1946 Cabinet Mission Plan)

- Original Members: 389

- Articles: Originally 395, now ~448

- Schedules: Originally 8, now 12

- Amendments: First in 1951

- Amendment Type: Partly rigid, partly flexible

- Article for Union Judiciary: 124147

- Dr. Ambedkar's "Dead Letter" Article: 356

- Drafting cost: 6.4 Crores

- Time taken to draft: 2 years 11 months 18 days

Key Personalities

- Chairman of Drafting Committee: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

- Chairman of Constituent Assembly: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

- First Interim President of Assembly: Sachidanand Sinha


- Moved Objective Resolution: Jawaharlal Nehru

- Developed Preamble: Jawaharlal Nehru

- Architect of Constitution: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

- British PM at Independence: Clement Atlee

- Viceroy during Partition: Lord Mountbatten

Preamble Insights

- Based on: Nehrus Objective Resolution

- Mentions: Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic

- Aims: Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

- Republic = Elected head of state

- Not a legal part, but: Integral to the Constitution

- Originally Included Term: Sovereign

- Not Included in Preamble: Adult franchise

Acts & Legal Evolution

- First written part: Regulating Act, 1773

- Transferred power to Crown: Govt. of India Act, 1858

- Separate Electorate for Muslims: Indian Council Act, 1909 (Minto-Morley Reforms)

- Act establishing Constituent Assembly: Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

- Act abolished Diarchy at Centre: Government of India Act, 1935

Facts & Figures

- Union Constitution Committee Chairman: Nehru (15 members)

- Cabinet Mission Arrival in India: 1946

- Members under Cabinet Mission Plan: 389

- First President of Assembly: Sachidanand Sinha

- Second President: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

- Power to amend Constitution: Parliament

- Constitution interpreters: Supreme Court

- Constitution of India is: One of the bulkiest

- Dandi March: Protest against Salt Tax

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