Q. The Constitution of India is republican because it
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A ‘Republic’ is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives.
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India is called a republic as the representatives are elected by the people of the country.
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The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country’s transition towards becoming an independent republic.
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26 January was chosen as the date for Republic day because it was on this day in 1929 when the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj) was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress in lieu of the Realm status as a Dominion later instated by the British Regime.
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