Which of the following words/phrases was not incorporated into the Preamble to the Constitution of India by the Forty-second Amendment?
Socialist
Secular
Unity and integrity of the nation
Dignity of the individual
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Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC Geoscientist – 2023
The correct answer is Dignity of the individual.
The Preamble to the Constitution of India was amended only once, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976. This amendment inserted three new words/phrases into the Preamble: ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’, and ‘Integrity’. The phrase ‘Unity of the Nation’ was also changed to ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation’.