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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement-I is correct: Constitution Day ('Samvidhan Divas') is celebrated on 26th November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1949 and to foster constitutional awareness among citizens (officially declared by the Government in 2015). Statement-II is incorrect: On 26th November 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India. The Drafting Committee under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had been constituted much earlier, on 29th August 1947.
Apply historical timeline awareness: On 26th November 1949, drafting was finished and the Constitution was adopted. The Drafting Committee was appointed near the start of independent constitution-making on 29th August 1947.
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