Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India:
1. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Constitution of India will be officially called the 'Constitution of India'.
2. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.
3. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that mentions 26th January, 1950 as the date of the commencement of the Constitution of India.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

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Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India:

1. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Constitution of India will be officially called the 'Constitution of India'.

2. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that specifies that the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935 stand repealed.

3. There is no Article in the Constitution of India that mentions 26th January, 1950 as the date of the commencement of the Constitution of India.

Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

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The correct answer is There is no correct statement.. Statement 1 is incorrect: Article 393 (titled "Short title") explicitly states: "This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India."Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 395 (titled "Repeals") explicitly repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935, along with all enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act.Statement 3 is incorrect: Article 394 (titled "Commencement") explicitly states that while a few articles came into force on 26th November 1949, the remaining provisions of the Constitution shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950, which is explicitly referred to in this Constitution as the "date of commencement of this Constitution."

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All three statements are correct.

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There are two correct statements that include statement 3.

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There is only one correct statement.

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