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Which word has been substituted for the words 'Unity of the Nation' in the 42nd Amendment Act of the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
Unity and honesty of the nation
Unity and equity of the nation
Unity and integrity of the nation
Unity and morality of the nation
Unity and integrity of the nation
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, amended the Preamble to the Constitution of India by substituting the phrase 'Unity of the Nation' with 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation'. This amendment is the only instance in which the Preamble of the Indian Constitution has been amended to date.
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, amended the Preamble to the Constitution of India by substituting the phrase 'Unity of the Nation' with 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation'. This amendment is the only instance in which the Preamble of the Indian Constitution has been amended to date.
The 42nd Amendment Act is known as the 'Mini-Constitution' of India due to the extensive changes it brought to the constitutional framework.
The 42nd Amendment Act was enacted during the national emergency by the Indira Gandhi government.
Three new words were added to the Preamble: Socialist, Secular, and Integrity.
The amendment was based on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.
The Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution and can be amended under Article 368.
The original Preamble contained the phrase 'Unity of the Nation'.
The amendment strengthened national cohesion by explicitly including 'Integrity'.
Option A, B, and D are incorrect as they introduce words not present in the Constitution's text.
The 42nd Amendment also introduced Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) into the Constitution.
C is correct тАФ The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, replaced 'Unity of the Nation' with 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation' in the Preamble.
When studying the Preamble, always remember the triad of terms added in 1976: Socialist, Secular, and Integrity; these are frequently asked in matches-the-following or statement-based questions.