Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which

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’.
  • 2. The expression ‘Unity of the Nation’ was substituted by ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation’.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2024
Only statement 2 is correct.
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 added three new words to the Preamble: ‘SOCIALIST’, ‘SECULAR’, and ‘INTEGRITY’.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The phrase “Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship” was already present in the original Preamble. Statement 2 is correct; the expression ‘Unity of the Nation’ was indeed changed to ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation’ by the 42nd Amendment.