Socialism in India CDS Questions

CDS Indian Polity

Socialism in India MCQ Questions


1.
The word 'Socialist' was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by which Constitutional Amendment Act?
A.
1st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951
B.
44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978
C.
61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1989
D.
42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
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ANSWER :
D. 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
2.
Along with 'Socialist', which other word was inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?
A.
Republic
B.
Democratic
C.
Secular
D.
Sovereign
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ANSWER :
C. Secular
3.
Before the 42nd Amendment of 1976, the Preamble described India as a:
A.
Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
B.
Sovereign Democratic Federal Republic
C.
Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
D.
Sovereign Democratic Republic
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ANSWER :
D. Sovereign Democratic Republic
4.
The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 was based on the recommendations of which committee, which proposed the inclusion of 'Socialist' and 'Secular' in the Preamble?
A.
Sarkaria Commission
B.
Ashok Mehta Committee
C.
Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
D.
Sir B.N. Rau Committee
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ANSWER :
C. Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
5.
The kind of socialism envisaged in the Indian Constitution is best described as:
A.
Communistic / State Socialism
B.
Utopian Socialism
C.
Revolutionary Socialism
D.
Democratic Socialism
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ANSWER :
D. Democratic Socialism
6.
Democratic Socialism in India is based on faith in:
A.
Complete nationalisation of all means of production
B.
Abolition of private property
C.
Total privatisation of the economy
D.
A mixed economy where both public and private sectors co-exist side by side
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ANSWER :
D. A mixed economy where both public and private sectors co-exist side by side