The word “Secular” was added to the Preamble of the

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The word “Secular” was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?

1. 41st Constitutional Amendment
2. 42nd Constitutional Amendment
3. 43rd Constitutional Amendment
4. 44th Constitutional Amendment

Correct Option: B

The 42nd Amendment of 1976 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”. It brought about the most widespread changes to the Constitution in its history, and is called “Mini-Constitution.”