{"id":85552,"date":"2025-06-01T03:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85552"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:20:22","slug":"through-the-forty-second-amendment-to-the-constitution-of-india-which","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/through-the-forty-second-amendment-to-the-constitution-of-india-which\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was\/were inserted into its Preamble?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. &#8216;Liberty of thought, expression and belief&#8217; was substituted by &#8216;Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>2. The expression &#8216;Unity of the Nation&#8217; was substituted by &#8216;Unity and Integrity of the Nation&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\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;option2&#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; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Only statement 2 is correct.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 added three new words to the Preamble: &#8216;SOCIALIST&#8217;, &#8216;SECULAR&#8217;, and &#8216;INTEGRITY&#8217;.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Statement 1 is incorrect. The phrase &#8220;Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship&#8221; was already present in the original Preamble. Statement 2 is correct; the expression &#8216;Unity of the Nation&#8217; was indeed changed to &#8216;Unity and Integrity of the Nation&#8217; by the 42nd Amendment.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was\/were inserted into its Preamble? 1. &#8216;Liberty of thought, expression and belief&#8217; was substituted by &#8216;Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship&#8217;. 2. The expression &#8216;Unity of the Nation&#8217; was substituted by &#8216;Unity and Integrity of the Nation&#8217;. 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