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The Preamble of the Indian Constitution has been amended only once, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, which added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity'.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

42nd Amendment (1976): Added three words to Preamble: (a) 'Socialist' - reflecting commitment to mixed economy and welfare state, (b) 'Secular' - State has no religion, equal respect for all faiths, (c) 'Integrity' - national unity beyond sovereignty. Original Preamble (1950) had 'Sovereign Democratic Republic'; now 'Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic'. Preamble amendment subject to basic structure limitation (Kesavananda).

Topic Preamble - Amendment History
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