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Indian Polity PYQ – Preamble – 36 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

GSASO – 2020 · LIBRARY SCIENCE – 2023

In which Amendment "Socialist Secular" was added in the Preamble of the Constitution?

Correct Answer: B [42nd Amendment]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment (1976) added the words Socialist, Secular and Integrity to the Preamble.

ADGS – 2021 · GSCE – 2021

The word "Secular" added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution, is according to which of the following Amendments?

Correct Answer: B [42nd Amendment]

Explanation:

The word Secular was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.

GSCE – 2021

The order of following words seen in preamble is

1. Democratic

2. Socialist

3. Sovereign

4. Secular

5. Republic

Correct Answer: A [3, 2, 4, 1, 5]

Explanation:

The Preamble reads Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic, so the order is 3, 2, 4, 1, 5.

PTGS – 2021

Among the following statements, identify which is not related with the 42nd Amendment of the Indian Constitution?

Correct Answer: D [It made changes in the last paragraph of the Preamble]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment changed only the first paragraph and the 'unity' phrase of the Preamble, not its last paragraph about adopting the Constitution.

GROUP 1 – 2021

Regarding the word 'Fraternity' in the preamble of the Indian Constitution, choose the correct statement(s)

(a) It leaves no room for regionalism

(b) It leaves room for communalism

Correct Answer: A [(a) and (c)]

Explanation:

Fraternity assures individual dignity and the unity of the nation, so it leaves no room for regionalism or casteism, and (a) and (c) are correct.

Match the following:

Preamble as — Said by

(a) Political Horoscope — 1. Sir Ivor Jennings

(b) Keynote to the Constitution — 2. Thakurdas Bhargava

(d) Paradise of Lawyers — 4. K.M. Munshi

5. Ernest Barker

Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

Correct Answer: C [4 5 2 1]

Explanation:

The Preamble is the political horoscope per K.M. Munshi, the keynote per Ernest Barker, and the soul per Thakur Das Bhargava, matching code 4 5 2 1.

CEGS – 2022

Who among the following said that the Preamble of the Indian Constitution is "The Key Note of the Constitution"?

Correct Answer: A [Ernest Barker]

Explanation:

Ernest Barker described the Indian Preamble as the keynote of the Constitution, quoting it at the start of his book.

EO – 2022

The word 'Secular State' is added in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the ———— amendment.

Correct Answer: C [42nd]

Explanation:

The word Secular was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment of 1976.

AFG6 – 2022

The Preamble was amended in 1976 to include the terms ————, ———— and ————.

Correct Answer: C [Socialist, secular and integrity]

Explanation:

The 1976 amendment added Socialist, Secular and Integrity to the Preamble, while Democratic and Republic were already in the 1949 text.

10.

REPORTER – 2022

Consider the following statements about the preamble.

1. Jawaharlal Nehru called it as the "Identity Card of the Constitution".

2. It reveals the source of authority of the Constitution.

3. It reveals the nature of Indian State.

4. It reveals the objectives of the Indian Constitution.

Which of the given statements is/are wrong?

Correct Answer: B [1 only]

Explanation:

Only statement 1 is false because the Preamble was called the Identity Card of the Constitution by N.A. Palkhivala, not Nehru.

11.

SURVEYOR DRAUGHTSMAN – 2022

Assertion [A]: We the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic.

Reason [R]: The preamble reveals the source of authority of the constitution and nature of Indian State.

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

Both are true and R explains A: the Preamble's opening line is exactly this resolve to constitute India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.

12.

GROUP 4 – 2022

"Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" are the slogans given importance in the preamble of our constitution. These were slogans of which Revolution?

Correct Answer: B [French Revolution]

Explanation:

Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were the slogans of the French Revolution of 1789.

13.

ROAD INSPECTOR – 2023

The word 'Secularism' was added into the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of

Correct Answer: C [1976]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment Act, passed in 1976 under Indira Gandhi, added the word Secular to the Preamble.

14.

Which among the following is/are wrong?

Political Rights include

(1) Right to vote

(2) Right to hold public office

(3) Not to criticise the government

Correct Answer: D [(3) only]

Explanation:

Only (3) is wrong because political rights include the right to criticise the government, not a duty to refrain from criticising it.

15.

GROUP 3A – 2023

Which one of the following comes under Political Equality?

Correct Answer: A [Right to petition the government and criticize public policy.]

Explanation:

Political equality means equal rights in political life, such as voting, petitioning the government and criticising public policy.

16.

VETERINARY ASSISTANT – 2023

The amendment act related to the word 'socialist' in the preamble of the constitution of India is

Correct Answer: C [42nd Amendment Act]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) inserted the word Socialist into the Preamble.

17.

The text of the preamble of Indian constitution resembles which of the following constitutions?

Correct Answer: B [Constitution of USA]

Explanation:

The practice of beginning the Constitution with a Preamble comes from the USA, whose Preamble opens with 'We the People'.

18.

ACF – 2023

Which of the following statement is true about the last line of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

Correct Answer: B [Do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution]

Explanation:

The Preamble ends with 'adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution', showing the people themselves made it.

19.

GROUP 1C (DEO) – 2023

Who among the following called the 'Preamble' of the Indian Constitution as 'Identity Card of the Constitution'?

Correct Answer: C [N.A. Palkhivala]

Explanation:

Noted jurist Nani A. Palkhivala called the Preamble the Identity Card of the Constitution.

20.

AJ – 2023

The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act added three new words to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Which among the following is the incorrect one?

Correct Answer: C [Democratic]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment added Socialist, Secular and Integrity; Democratic was already part of the original 1949 Preamble.

21.

COMBINED RESEARCH ASSISTANT – 2023

The Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy of the constitution of India comprise the ideology of

Correct Answer: A [Egalitarianism]

Explanation:

The Preamble and Directive Principles together reflect egalitarianism, aiming at social, economic and political justice and equality.

22.

ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER (TEXTILE DEPT) – 2023

Assertion [A]: The preface of the Constitution is the preamble.

Reason [R]: According to it, India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic.

Correct Answer: D [Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

Both are true, but R only describes the Preamble's content and does not explain why the preface of the Constitution is called the Preamble.

23.

GROUP 1 – 2024

Consider the following statements.

(i) Preamble is a part of the Constitution

(ii) Preamble can be amended

(iii) The provisions of the preamble are not enforceable in courts of law

(iv) The preamble is a source of power

Choose the correct answer:

Correct Answer: A [(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct]

Explanation:

The Preamble is part of the Constitution (Kesavananda Bharati, 1973), can be amended under Article 368, and is not enforceable in court, but is not a source of power.

24.

CTS (INTERVIEW POST) – 2024

The language and idea of the Preamble of Constitution of India is influenced / borrowed from which of the following Constitutions?

(i) USA

(ii) France

(iii) USSR (now Russia)

Select the correct option from the codes given below.

Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii) and (iii)]

Explanation:

The Preamble's language and ideas draw on all three: the USA (We the People), France (liberty, equality, fraternity, republic) and the USSR (social, economic, political justice).

25.

CTS (NON-INTERVIEW POST) – 2024

"Preamble is a part of the constitution" was declared by the Supreme Court in the case of

Correct Answer: B [Kesavananda Bharati Case]

Explanation:

The Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) held that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution, overruling the Berubari view of 1960.

26.

CTS (INTERVIEW POST-II) – 2024

Find out the statement which is not correct about the Preamble of our Constitution?

Correct Answer: C [It is enforceable in a Court of Law]

Explanation:

The Preamble is non-justiciable, meaning it cannot be enforced in a court of law.

27.

GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024

Choose the correct answer:

Name the Amendment which added the words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' to the preamble of the Indian constitution.

Correct Answer: B [The 42nd Amendment]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment (1976) added the words Socialist and Secular to the Preamble.

28.

ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GRADE II – 2025

Choose the correct answer:

The principle of popular sovereignty is

(1) Adult suffrage

(2) Representative Democracy

(3) The will of the people

(4) Responsible government

Correct Answer: C [(3) only]

Explanation:

Popular sovereignty means that all state authority derives from the will of the people, as the Preamble's 'We, the people of India' declares.

29.

GROUP 1 & 1A – 2025

Consider the following statements, and choose the correct answer:

(i) The American Constitution was the first to begin with a preamble.

(ii) "Preamble" to the Indian Constitution resembles the "Declaration of Independence of the United States", observes N.A. Palkhivala.

(iii) Justice M. Hidayatullah called the preamble the Identity Card of the Constitution.

(iv) A Republic includes all public offices being opened to every citizen without any discrimination.

Correct Answer: B [(i) and (iv) only correct]

Explanation:

Statements (i) and (iv) are correct; (ii) and (iii) swap names, as Hidayatullah compared the Preamble to the US Declaration and Palkhivala called it the identity card.

30.

CTS (INTERVIEW POST) – 2025

Which one of the following cases is not concerned with preamble as part of the Indian Constitution?

Correct Answer: B [Kehar Singh Case (1988)]

Explanation:

The Kehar Singh case (1988) concerned the President's mercy powers, not the Preamble, unlike the Berubari, Kesavananda Bharati and LIC cases.

31.

CTS (NON-INTERVIEW POST) – 2025

The words secular, socialist, integrity were added in the preamble through which of the following amendments?

Correct Answer: A [42nd Amendment of the Constitution]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment (1976) added the words Secular, Socialist and Integrity to the Preamble.

32.

GROUP 2A MAINS – 2025

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that "The preamble is an integral part of the Indian Constitution"?

Correct Answer: B [LIC of India case (1995)]

Explanation:

In the LIC of India case (1995), the Supreme Court held the Preamble to be an integral part of the Constitution.

33.

Which of the following statements are correct with respect to "Objectives Resolution" of the Indian Constitution?

(1) The author of this resolution was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

(2) It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947.

(3) The goal of this resolution was to declare India as a sovereign, Socialist, Democratic Republic.

(4) This resolution was later framed as the preamble of the Indian Constitution.

Correct Answer: B [(2) and (4)]

Explanation:

Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution on 13 December 1946; it was adopted on 22 January 1947 and later became the Preamble, so (2) and (4) are correct.

34.

GROUP 2A MAINS (RE-EXAM) – 2026

The Preamble of the Indian Constitution under the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 substituted the phrase ———— into ————.

Correct Answer: C [(A) and (B)]

Explanation:

The 42nd Amendment replaced 'unity of the Nation' with 'unity and integrity of the Nation' in the Preamble.

35.

GROUP 2A MAINS (REVOKED) – 2026

Which of the following statements are true about preamble under the Indian constitution?

(1) The term 'fraternity' in preamble was added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act.

(2) It specifies the objectives of the Indian constitution.

(3) It has been amended twice.

Correct Answer: C [(2) only]

Explanation:

Only (2) is true: the Preamble states the Constitution's objectives, fraternity was in the 1949 text, and the Preamble has been amended only once, in 1976.

36.

GROUP 1 – 2026

Assertion [A]: Preamble generally sets the ideals and goals which the makers of the Constitution intend to achieve through the Constitution.

Reason [R]: Preamble is also regarded as a "Key to open the mind of the makers of the Constitution".

Correct Answer: B [Both [A] and [R] are true, and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

Both are true and R explains A: the Preamble sets the Constitution's ideals and goals, and the Supreme Court in Berubari called it a key to the makers' minds.

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