Correct answer: (b) A Sovereign Democratic Republic
Explanation
- A
A democratic Republic
A democratic Republic. Misses ‘Sovereign’ as on 26 January 1950.
- B
A Sovereign Democratic Republic
A Sovereign Democratic Republic. The original Preamble words that day.
- C
A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
Sovereign Secular Democratic. ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ arrive with the 42nd Amendment, 1976.
- D
A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic. The post-1976 Preamble.
Summary. Official key is (b). On 26 January 1950 India was a Sovereign Democratic Republic. Socialist and Secular were added to the Preamble in 1976.
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