Q93 · UPSC Prelims 2021 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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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

Correct answer: (b) A Sovereign Democratic Republic

Explanation

  1. A

    A democratic Republic

    A democratic Republic. Misses ‘Sovereign’ as on 26 January 1950.

  2. B

    A Sovereign Democratic Republic

    A Sovereign Democratic Republic. The original Preamble words that day.

  3. C

    A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic

    Sovereign Secular Democratic. ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ arrive with the 42nd Amendment, 1976.

  4. 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.