1. Which of the following are true regarding the Preamble of the Constitution of India? [UPSC CAPF 2014]

1. The Objective Resolution was proposed by Jawaharlal Nehru and passed by the Constituent Assembly which ultimately became the preamble.
2. The idea of the preamble was borrowed from the Constitution of USA.
3. The words Socialist and Secular were adopted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.
4. The preamble, incorporates the Fundamental Rights of the citizens of India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4

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1, 2 and 3 

2. The idea of social justice requires that

1. equal treatment be supplemented with principle of proportionality
2. due and equal consideration is given to all individuals
3. equality of treatment be transcended to recognise special needs

Select the correct answer using the code given below : [UPSC CAPF 2020]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c)2 Only
(d) 2 and 3 Only

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1, 2 and 3 

3. Which one of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is not correct? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) The term ‘Secular Democratic Republic’ was not there in the Preamble originally.
(b) The Preamble contains the basic structure of the Constitution of India.
(c) By itself, the Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law.
(d) The Supreme Court has held that the Preamble cannot be considered as an aid to the legal interpretation of the Constitution, where the language is ambiguous.

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Option D 

4. Which of the following are the defining features of liberal democracy ?

1. Constitutional government based on formal, usually legal, rules
2. Guarantees of civil liberties and individual rights
3. It invests political authority with potentially unlimited power

Select the correct answer using the code given below : [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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1 and 2 only 

5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : [UPSC CAPF 2020]

List I (Concept)
A. Pluralist democracy
B. People’s democracy
C. Developmental democracy
D. Elitist democracy

List II (Explanation/Aim)
1. Power is always exercised by a privileged few
2. Highest and harmonious development of individual capacities
3. Social equality through common ownership of wealth
4. Capacity of groups to ensure Governmental responsiveness

Code :
–   A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4

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Option A 

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