Which value is NOT explicitly mentioned in the Preamble of the Indian…

2026

Which value is NOT explicitly mentioned in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution as a guiding principle?

Answer: B. Environmental protectionConcept. The Preamble is the Constitution's declaration of purpose - it announces the nature of the Indian State and names, in words, the objectives the…

  1. A.

    Justice

  2. B.

    Environmental protection

  3. C.

    Liberty

  4. D.

    Equality

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Correct answer: B

Concept. The Preamble is the Constitution's declaration of purpose - it announces the nature of the Indian State and names, in words, the objectives the Republic resolves to secure. A value counts as explicitly mentioned only if it stands in that text; a value the Constitution pursues elsewhere, through a Directive Principle or a Fundamental Duty, is not part of the Preamble's own list.

The Preamble names four objectives:

  • Justice - social, economic and political

  • Liberty - of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship

  • Equality - of status and of opportunity

  • Fraternity - assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation

It also describes India as a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic. That is the whole of its vocabulary.

Application. Checking the offered values against that list: Justice, Liberty and Equality each stand in the Preamble by name. Environmental protection does not appear in it at all. It entered the Constitution only in 1976, through the 42nd Amendment - as Article 48A, a Directive Principle asking the State to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wildlife, and as Article 51A(g), a Fundamental Duty of every citizen. So the value not explicitly mentioned in the Preamble is Environmental protection.

Cross-check. Where each offered value is actually written:

Value

Where it is written

Justice

Preamble - social, economic and political

Liberty

Preamble - of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship

Equality

Preamble - of status and of opportunity

Environmental protection

Articles 48A and 51A(g), inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976

The same 42nd Amendment did amend the Preamble - it inserted the words Socialist, Secular and Integrity - but it added nothing there about the environment, which is why the environmental provisions sit in Part IV and Part IV-A instead.

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