Q43. What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January 1950?
a) A Democratic Republic
b) A Sovereign Democratic Republic
c) A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
d) A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Answer: (b)
- Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic, and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950.
- With the enactment of the 42nd Amendment of 1976, the words “Socialist” and “Secular” were inserted. The Preamble now reads “Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic”.
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