Examine the following statements regarding the Preamble of the Indian Constitution and identify the correct combination: Statement One: The Preamble is justiciable and enforceable in courts of law within Punjab. Statement Two: The Preamble has been amended only once so far by the Forty-Second Constitutional Amendment Act.

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Preamble is non-justiciable, meaning its provisions cannot be enforced in courts of law, making Statement One incorrect. Statement Two is correct because the Preamble has been amended only once, in 1976 by the Forty-Second Amendment Act, which added the words Socialist, Secular, and Integrity. The Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case established that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.