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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

Answer:

(d)

Easy

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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).