Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Preamble of India has been amended just twice so far.
2. The Preamble as a preface to the Indian Constitution was written by N.A. Palkhivala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Preamble has been amended only once so far, in 1976, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, which has added three new words–Socialist, Secular and Integrity–to the Preamble.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Preamble to the Indian Constitution is based on the ‘Objectives Resolution’, drafted and moved by Jawaharlal Nehru, and adopted by the Constituent Assembly. It was not written by N.A. Palkhivala. He called the Preamble as the ‘identity card of the Constitution.
