{"id":89770,"date":"2025-06-01T10:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89770"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:12:22","slug":"between-the-15th-august-1947-when-india-became-free-and-the-26th-janua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/between-the-15th-august-1947-when-india-became-free-and-the-26th-janua\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th Janua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th January 1950 when she declared herself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the provisions of:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Government of India Act 1935&#8243; option2=&#8221;The Indian Independence Act 1947&#8243; option3=&#8221;The Indian (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947&#8243; option4=&#8221;None of the above&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nUpon gaining independence on August 15, 1947, India did not immediately adopt its new constitution. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, stipulated that until the new constitution was framed and came into effect, the Government of India would be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, with necessary adaptations. The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949, and came into force on January 26, 1950. Thus, the 1935 Act served as the transitional constitutional framework.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe question tests knowledge of the legal framework governing India during the interim period between achieving independence and the commencement of its own constitution.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Government of India Act, 1935, was a significant piece of legislation passed by the British Parliament. It introduced provincial autonomy and laid the groundwork for a federal structure, elements of which were later incorporated into the Constitution of India. The Indian Independence Act, 1947, formally ended British rule and granted sovereignty to India and Pakistan, enabling them to adopt their own constitutions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th January 1950 when she declared herself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the provisions of: [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Government of India Act 1935&#8243; option2=&#8221;The Indian Independence Act 1947&#8243; option3=&#8221;The Indian (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947&#8243; option4=&#8221;None of the above&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th Janua\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/between-the-15th-august-1947-when-india-became-free-and-the-26th-janua\/#more-89770\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th Janua<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1468,1194,1124],"class_list":["post-89770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1468","tag-constitutional-development-of-india","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Between the 15th August 1947 when India became free and the 26th Janua<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Upon gaining independence on August 15, 1947, India did not immediately adopt its new constitution. 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