Which of the following statement(s) regarding the Preamble of the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. The Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution. 2. The words ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ have been a part of the Preamble since its inception Select the correct answer using the codes given below

The Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution of India. While the Supreme Court initially held in the Berubari Union case (1960) that it was not a part of the Constitution, this view was overturned in the landmark Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) case, where the Court declared the Preamble to be an integral part of the Constitution [5]. Regarding the second statement, the words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' (along with 'Integrity') were not part of the original Preamble adopted in 1949. These terms were inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 during the Emergency [4]. Originally, the Preamble described India as a 'Sovereign Democratic Republic' [1]. Therefore, statement 1 is correct, while statement 2 is incorrect as these words were added later through an amendment [2].

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1. [5] https://judgments.ecourts.gov.in/KBJ/?p=home/intro
2. [1] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science-Class VII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 10: The Constitution of India — An Introduction > EQUALITY > p. 225
3. [4] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-says-secularism-a-core-part-of-the-constitution/article68779925.ece
4. [2] 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. 22