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”.
