New words of 'socialist, secular and integrity' have been added in the preamble of the Constitution _____________.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 42nd Constitution Amendment, 1976.

Key Points

Socialist, Secular and Integrity words were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment.
The 42nd Amendment changed the description of India from a "Sovereign Democratic Republic" to a "Sovereign, Socialist Secular Democratic Republic", and also changed the words "Unity of the Nation" to "Unity and Integrity of the Nation".
The 42nd amendment to the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution Amendment Act, 1976, was enacted during the Emergency by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi.
It is also known as the ‘Mini-Constitution.’
Only one time the Preamble was amended in 1976 till date.

Important Points

42nd Constitution Amendment Act (1976):

Changes in Provisions by the 42nd Amendment Act	Details of the Amendment
Preamble	Words ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’ and ‘Integrity’ added
Parliament	Made President bound to the advice of the cabinet Allowed Centre to deploy central forces in State to deal with the conflicting situations of law and order (Article 257A) Gave special discretionary powers to the speaker of Lok Sabha and Prime Minister (Article 329A) Directive Principles were given precedence over Fundamental Rights and any law made to this effect by the Parliament was kept beyond the scope of judicial review by the Court
7th Schedule	Transferred five subjects from the state list to the concurrent list: Education Forests Weights & Measures Protection of Wild Animals and Birds Administration of Justice
Article 51A	10 Fundamental Duties added for the citizens. (The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government in 1976)
Judicial Powers of HC	Curtailed the judicial review power of the High Courts