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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 50

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 21 June 2024 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q50

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Who called the preamble of the Indian Constitution ‘The Political Horoscope of our Constitution’?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Dr. KM Munshi.

  • Dr. K.M. Munshi called the Preamble of the Indian Constitution as the 'political horoscope of our Constitution.'
  • Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi was one of the members of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution who called the Preamble of the Constitution a political horoscope as it defined the set up of governance in the country. 

  • Munshi was a prominent Indian independence activist, politician and writer who played a key role in the drafting of the Indian Constitution.

  • The phrase underlines the role of the Preamble in expressing the core values ​​that shape the Republic of India – sovereignty, democracy, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.
     

Preamble

  • It is indicated by the Preamble that the source of authority of the Constitution lies with the people of India.
  • The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the preamble are to ensure justice, liberty, and equality to all citizens and to promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.