PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Indian Constitution
The purpose of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment was to make the economic and social democracy explicitly visible.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
R1 “mini-Constitution" → declared purpose: make social- economic democracy explicit r2 42nd Amendment as constitutional form for socio- economic revolution → visibility as the stated aim
Body flow
declared purpose → substance proves it → Preamble additions (Socialist, Secular) → Fundamental Duties → Article 39A / 43A / 48A → DPSP primacy over FR
Counter-view
went past visibility → judicial review cut + Parliament Supremacy sought → balance disturbed → Basu: "revision, not amendment
Conclusion routes
R1 Minerva Mills restored Parts III-IV balance → purpose routes ous real but only partly legitimate R2 visibility achieved, overreach corrected → genuine intent, limited legitimacy
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
