The word 'socialist' was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitutio

The word ‘socialist’ was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?

41st Amendment Act

42nd Amendment Act

43rd Amendment Act

44th Amendment Act

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2018

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The correct answer is the 42nd Amendment Act.

The words ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’, and ‘Integrity’ were added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976.

The 42nd Amendment Act is also known as the ‘Mini-Constitution’ due to the large number of changes it introduced to the Constitution. The Preamble was amended only once by this Act.

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