The question asks to identify the Constitutional Amendment Act responsible for adding the word 'Socialist' to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. This requires knowledge of significant amendments to the Preamble.
Correct Option: D) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976. This amendment, enacted during the Emergency, added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity' to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. It is one of the most comprehensive amendments to the Constitution.
The question asks to identify the word, along with 'Socialist', that was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. This requires knowledge of the specific changes made to the Preamble during this significant amendment.
C) Secular — The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity' to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Therefore, 'Secular' was added along with 'Socialist'.
The question asks about the original description of India in the Preamble to the Constitution before a specific amendment. This requires knowledge of the historical evolution of the Preamble, particularly the changes introduced by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976.
D) Sovereign Democratic Republic — This was the original description of India in the Preamble before the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added the words "Socialist" and "Secular".
The question asks about the committee whose recommendations led to the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976, specifically regarding the inclusion of 'Socialist' and 'Secular' in the Preamble. This requires knowledge of Indian constitutional history and the committees associated with major amendments.
Correct Option: C) Sardar Swaran Singh Committee
The question asks to identify the type of socialism envisioned by the Indian Constitution. This requires understanding the core principles of the Indian Constitution, particularly its Preamble and Directive Principles of State Policy, and comparing them with different forms of socialism.
Correct Option: D) Democratic Socialism. The Indian brand of socialism is a democratic socialism, which holds faith in a mixed economy where both public and private sectors coexist. It aims to end poverty, ignorance, disease, and inequality of opportunity. It is not communistic socialism, which involves the nationalization of all means of production and the abolition of private property.
The question asks about the fundamental principle underlying Democratic Socialism in India. We need to identify which option best describes India's approach to democratic socialism, distinguishing it from other forms of socialism or pure capitalism.
Correct Option: D) A mixed economy where both public and private sectors co-exist side by side. This option accurately describes the economic philosophy adopted by India under its democratic socialist framework, especially during the post-independence era. India aimed to achieve socialist goals like equitable distribution and social welfare within a democratic setup, which necessitated a significant role for the state (public sector) alongside private enterprise.