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In the Preamble of the Constitution of India, ‘Justice’ means:

Political Science · Political Institutions in India UGC NET June 2025 Political Science
In the Preamble of the Constitution of India, 'Justice' means:
  • 1. Social Justice
  • 2. Absolute Equality
  • 3. Economic Justice
  • 4. Political Justice
  • 5. Military Justice
A1, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct
B1, 2 & 3 only
C1, 2, 3 & 4 only
D1, 3, 4 & 5 only
Correct answer: (A) 1, 3 & 4 only — In the Preamble, the word Justice means social, economic and political justice, which is option (1), namely 1, 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
In the Preamble, the word Justice means social, economic and political justice, which is option (1), namely 1, 3 and 4 only.
The Preamble promises Justice, social, economic and political, to all citizens.
Social justice means the removal of inequalities based on caste, creed, colour, religion, sex or status.
Economic justice means reducing inequalities of wealth and income and ensuring a fair distribution of resources.
Political justice means equal political rights, such as the right to vote and to hold public office.
Statement 2, absolute equality, is not part of the Preamble's idea of justice.
The Constitution aims at equality of status and opportunity, not an impossible absolute equality.
Statement 5, military justice, is also not mentioned in the Preamble at all.
So the correct combination is social, economic and political justice, giving option (1).
This idea of justice in the Preamble was inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The order, social then economic then political, reflects the priority given to social and economic change.
These three forms of justice are further developed in the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles.
The Directive Principles in particular aim at securing economic and social justice.
The Preamble thus sets out justice as a broad, threefold goal of the Indian State.
For NET, fix justice in the Preamble as social, economic and political, and reject absolute equality and military justice as distractors.

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