Question

Explain the terms Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic and Republic.

Answer 1

The Constitution of India declares India as a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. ... (iii) Secular The word 'secular' signifies that the state has no official religion of its own. Every citizen has complete freedom to follow any religion.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sovereign- It means people have the supreme right to take decisions on internal as well as external matters. No external power can dictate the government of India.

The word ‘Socialist’ can refer to any person, organisation or a country. In a socialist country, the government ensures the equal distribution of wealth in the society. Government regulates the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic inequalities.

Secularism refers to the separation of religion from the state. It means that the state should not discriminate among its citizens on the basis of religion. It should neither encourage nor discourage the followers of any religion

democratic is based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions.

Republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.