{"id":85276,"date":"2025-06-01T03:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85276"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:10:53","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-preamble-to-the-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-preamble-to-the-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is\/are correct ?<br \/>\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Equality of status and equality of opportunity find mention in the Preamble.<\/li>\n<li>2. The expression &#8216;unity and integrity of the Nation&#8217; was not there in the Preamble since the beginning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth Statement 1 and Statement 2 with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1: The Preamble explicitly mentions &#8220;Equality of status and of opportunity&#8221; among the objectives to be secured for all citizens.<br \/>\nStatement 2: The original Preamble adopted by the Constituent Assembly declared India to be a &#8220;Sovereign Democratic Republic&#8221; and resolved to secure to all its citizens Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, assuring the &#8220;unity of the Nation&#8221;. The expression &#8220;and integrity&#8221; was added after &#8220;unity of the Nation&#8221; by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976. Therefore, the expression &#8216;unity and integrity of the Nation&#8217; as a whole was not in the Preamble since the beginning.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Preamble is an introductory statement of the Constitution, which states the rules and guiding values and philosophy of the document. It was amended once by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, which added the words &#8216;Socialist&#8217;, &#8216;Secular&#8217;, and &#8216;Integrity&#8217;.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is\/are correct ? Select the correct answer using the code given below : 1. Equality of status and equality of opportunity find mention in the Preamble. 2. 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