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Consider the following statements about the 'Preamble' of the Indian Constitution: a. It states the objects which the Constitution seeks to establish and promote and also aids the legal interpretation of the Constitution where the language is found to be ambiguous. b. Like any other part of the Constitution, the 'Preamble' was not enacted by the Constituent Assembly.

Consider the following statements about the 'Preamble' of the Indian Constitution: a. It states the objects which the Constitution seeks to establish and promote and also aids the legal interpretation of the Constitution where the language is found to be ambiguous. b. Like any other part of the Constitution, the 'Preamble' was not enacted by the Constituent Assembly. Correct Answer Statement a is correct

The correct answer is option 1.

Key Points

'Preamble' of the Indian Constitution -

  • The Preamble to a Constitution embodies the fundamental values and the philosophy, on which the Constitution is based, and the aims and objectives, which the founding fathers of the Constitution enjoined the polity to strive to achieve.
  • The importance and utility of the Preamble have been pointed out in several decisions of the Supreme Court of India.
  • Which the constitution seeks to establish and promote and also aids the legal interpretation of the Constitution where the language is found to be ambiguous. Hence statement a is correct.
  • Though by itself, it is not enforceable in the Court of Law, the Preamble to a written Constitution states the objects.
  • Like any other part of the Constitution, the Preamble was also enacted by the Constituent Assembly; but, after the rest of the Constitution was already enacted. Hence statement b is incorrect.
  • The original Preamble, adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, declared India a “Sovereign Democratic Republic”.
  • By the 42nd Amendment of 1976, enacted during the Emergency, the words “Socialist” and “Secular” were inserted; the Preamble now reads “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic.

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