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The Preamble to the Constitution of India is

,

The Preamble to the Constitution of India is

(a)

a part of the Constitution but has no legal effect

(b)

not a part of the Constitution and has no legal effect either

(c)

part of the Constitution and has the same legal effect as any other part

(d)

a part of the Constitution but has no legal effect independently of other parts

Explanation

With respect to whether the Preamble is In the Kesavananda Bharati case(1973), the Supreme Court rejected the earlier opinion and held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution but only acts as a guiding light and has no legal effect independently of other parts. Therefore the correct answer is (d).