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?

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This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2018
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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