Question

    Which of the following words were inserted in the

    Preamble by Constitution 42nd  Amendment Act?
    A Republic Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Democratic and Sovereign Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Socialist and Secular Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Socialist Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    As per the Forty-second Amendment of the constitution, a committee under the chairmanship of Sardar Swaran Singh recommended that this amendment be enacted after being consulted to study the question of amending the constitution in the light of past experience. Through this amendment, the words "socialist" and "secular" were added between the words "Sovereign" and "democratic" and the words "unity of the Nation" were changed to "unity and integrity of the Nation".

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