define the following terms mentioned in the preamble to the constitution
(a) sovereign
(b) socialist
(c) secular
(d) republic
Answers
Explanation:
a) Sovereign means the independent authority of a State. ... According to the preamble, the constitution of India has been pursuance of the solemn resolution of the people of India to constitute India into a 'Sovereign Democratic Republic', and to secure well-defined objects set forth in the preamble.
b)The word socialist was added to the Preamble of theIndian Constitution by the 42nd amendment act of 1976, during the Emergency. It implies social and economic equality. Social equality in this context means the absence of discrimination on the grounds only of caste, colour, creed, sex, religion, or language.
c)Secularism in India means equal treatment of all religions by the state. With the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of Indiaenacted in 1976, the Preamble to theConstitution asserted that India is a secularnation. However, neither India's constitutionnor its laws define the relationship between religion and state.
d)Republic. In a republican form of government, the head of state is elected and not a hereditary monarch. Thus, this word denotes a government where no one holds public power as proprietary right.