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Q63 (CDS-II/2018) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Constituent Assembly Answer Verified

Which of the following statements relating to the historic Objectives Resolution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly, is/are correct? 1. The Objectives Resolution inspired the shaping of the Constitution through all its subsequent stages. 2. It was not just a resolution, but a declaration, a firm resolve and a pledge. 3. It provided the underlying philosophy of our Constitution. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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The Objectives Resolution, moved by Jawaharlal Nehru on December 13, 1946, and adopted on January 22, 1947, is a foundational document of the Indian Constitution. Statement 1 is correct as the resolution inspired the shaping of the Constitution through all its subsequent stages [1]. Statement 2 is correct; Nehru himself described it as 'something more than a resolution,' calling it a declaration, a firm resolve, a pledge, and an undertaking. Statement 3 is correct because the resolution laid down the fundamentals and the underlying philosophy of the constitutional structure [3]. It encapsulated the aspirations of the people and provided the ideological framework that guided the Constituent Assembly's deliberations [3]. The values incorporated in the resolution, such as equality, liberty, and sovereignty, were later institutionalized in the Constitution and reflected in its Preamble [2].

Sources

  1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 3: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION > EVERY Constitution has a philosophy of its own. > p. 21
  2. [3] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > Objectives Resolution > p. 12
  3. [2] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: CONSTITUTION: WHY AND HOW? > Inheritance of the nationalist movement > p. 19
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