General awareness
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What this topic is really about
The Indian Constitution was formally adopted on 26 November 1949, but it officially came into effect on 26 January 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day. Option A is incorrect because 15 August 1947 marks India's independence, which occurred before the constitution was even drafted.
The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort. Mahatma Gandhi is incorrect because his famous autobiography is 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth', not this historical text.
See the mechanism
The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
Who wrote "Discovery of India"?
- Identify what the question tests: Who wrote "Discovery of India".
- The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort.
- Mahatma Gandhi is incorrect because his famous autobiography is 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth', not this historical text.
Traps the examiner sets
- Mahatma Gandhi is incorrect because his famous autobiography is 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth', not this historical text.
- Option A (Lion) is incorrect because the lion was India's national animal only until 1972, when it was officially replaced by the tiger.
- Option A is incorrect because 15 August 1947 marks India's independence, which occurred before the constitution was even drafted.
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