2024 · Q48
Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was/were inserted into its Preamble?
- 1'Liberty of thought, expression and belief' was substituted by 'Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship'.
- 2The expression 'Unity of the Nation' was substituted by 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation'.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: the Forty Second Amendment (1976) did not make any substitution in the liberty clause — the phrase "liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship" was already present in the original Preamble. Statement 2 is correct: the 42nd Amendment substituted the expression "unity of the Nation" with "unity and integrity of the Nation" (and added "Socialist", "Secular" to the Preamble). Only statement 2 is correct, so the answer is (B).