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Mention the words introduced in the Preamble by the Constitution Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
Mention any two words that were added to the Preamble of the constitution by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution.
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Solution
The words ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’, ‘Unity’, and ‘Integrity of the Nation’ were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Constitution Amendment Act of 1976. It came into effect on January 3, 1977.
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