Which of the following is the correct date of the last meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?

The correct answer is C) 24 January 1950. On that day the Constituent Assembly held its final sitting, members signed the handwritten Constitution, and the Assembly elected Dr Rajendra Prasad as the first President of India. The core concept is the sequence of closing events: the Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949, but it kept functioning until 24 January 1950 to finish formalities, and then it ceased to exist as a constituent body.

• A) 26 November 1949: This is the date the Constitution was adopted, which is why it is observed as Constitution Day. Adoption is not the last meeting.
• B) 5 December 1949: No closing event of the Assembly falls on this date. It is a date that appears only as a distractor.
• D) 25 January 1950: This is the eve of the Republic. The Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, and the Assembly then became the Provisional Parliament. So 25 January is not the final sitting.

For Mains, this sequence matters in GS-2 questions on the making of the Constitution and the transition from a constituent body to a legislature.

Trap: Aspirants often mix up the adoption date (26 November) with the final meeting, or pick 26 January because it is the date the Constitution came into force.