2025 · Q16
Which of the following statements with reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of India are correct?
- 1The word ‘secular’ comes before the word ‘socialist’.
- 2The word ‘justice’ comes before the word ‘equality ’.
- 3The word ‘frater nity’ comes after the word ‘liberty’. Select the answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- A1 and 2 only
- B2 and 3 only.
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
The Preamble, as amended by the 42nd Amendment (1976), reads 'SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC' — 'socialist' comes before 'secular', so statement 1 is wrong. The text then promises 'JUSTICE, social, economic and political' before 'EQUALITY of status and of opportunity' (statement 2 correct), and 'LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship' before 'FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual' (statement 3 correct). Hence 2 and 3 only.