The word ‘socialist’ was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?

Option 2 : 42nd Amendment Act

The 42^nd amendment of the Indian Constitution, also known as the mini constitution, inserted the word “socialist” into the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

• It has been amended by the 42^nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976), which added three new words —socialist, secular and integrity.
• It is the only time that the Preamble has been amended.
• In the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973), the Supreme Court held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution.
• The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is based on the ‘Objectives Resolution’, drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru, and adopted by the Constituent Assembly.