Q. Which among the following term / terms was / were added to Preamble of Constitution of India by 42th Amendment Act 1976. ? Sovereign Socialist Republic Secular Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: 2 & 4
Notes: The 42^nd Amendment To the constitution resulted in the following changes in preamble:

• Sovereign Democratic Republic was replaced by Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
• Unity of the Nation was substituted with “unity and integrity of the Nation.”

Thus, the three new words that entered into preamble via this amendment include socialist, secular and integrity.

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