Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2019 Political Science
Which of the following two statements are correct regarding Preamble of Indian Constitution?
- I. Justice-social, economic and political
- II. Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship
- III. Equality of status, character and of opportunity
- IV. Fraternity assuring the dignity and respect of the individual
AI and III
BI and IV
CIII and IV
DI and II ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I and II — The two statements that are correct regarding the Preamble are statement I and statement II, which is option (4).
Explanation
★The two statements that are correct regarding the Preamble are statement I and statement II, which is option (4).
★Statement I correctly reproduces the Preamble's promise of Justice, social, economic and political.
★Statement II correctly reproduces the Preamble's promise of Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship.
★Statement III is incorrect, because the Preamble speaks of Equality of status and of opportunity, without the word character.
★The accurate wording is Equality of status and of opportunity, so adding character makes statement III wrong.
★Statement IV is incorrect, because the Preamble speaks of Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual.
★It also adds the unity and integrity of the nation, words that statement IV leaves out while wrongly inserting respect.
★So only statements I and II match the exact language of the Preamble, giving option (4).
★The Preamble lists four objectives, namely Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
★Justice is qualified as social, economic and political, in that order.
★Liberty covers thought, expression, belief, faith and worship.
★Equality is of status and of opportunity, and the State also promotes fraternity.
★The words unity and integrity were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment of 1976.
★The same amendment added the words socialist and secular to the description of the Republic.
★For NET, learn the exact Preamble wording, since questions often change a single word, as in statements III and IV here.
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