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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