Question

Which part of the constitution reflects the vision and aims of founding fathers and states the goals before the nation?
A)Fundamental Rights
B)Preamble
C)Directive Principles of State Policy
D)Fundamental Duties

Answer 1

Hint: India has the lengthiest written constitution in the world. Containing about 470 articles, the constitution is lengthy as it includes not only the fundamental principles of governance, but also detailed administrative provisions. India’s geographic vastness, dominance of legal luminaries and the fact that India has a single constitution both for state and centre makes it an exhaustive document.

Complete answer:
The demand for our Constitution was first put forward by M. N. Roy in 1934 and the Indian National Congress officially demanded a Constituent Assembly for India in 1935. The Constituent Assembly was constituted in November 1946 under the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan and the Constitution that was drafted reflected the vision of the founding fathers.
To attempt this question, let us look at all the options that have been given to us.
Option (A)Fundamental Rights are 6 rights provided to citizens of India which are inviolable . These are guaranteed by the Constitution itself and are justiciable in nature.
Option(C)Directive Principles of State Policy are certain policy directives written in the constitution which are not justiciable. These directives are important to achieve a welfare state.
Option(D) Fundamental Duties are a later addition to the Constitution that prescribe the fundamental obligations of the states to its citizens and the duties and the rights of the citizens to the State.
The Preamble of our Constitution gives us a summary of the spirit of our constitution. The Preamble is based on “Objective Resolution” which was moved by Nehru. Just like the Objective resolution that lays down the fundamentals and philosophy of our constitution, the preamble reflects the vision and aims of founding fathers and states the goals before the nation. The preamble states that India is a sovereign, secular, socialist, democratic, republic. These are nothing but the causes that the leaders of our national movement fought for. The preamble also states that the people of India have resolved to secure all its citizens justice(social, economic and political), equality of status and opportunity and liberty of thought, expression, belief and worship. These are the goals that New India wanted to achieve on its independence. The preamble also reflects the goal of national integrity and fraternity among all.

Therefore the correct answer is option (B).

Note: Though the preamble is a part of the constitution , it is important to remember that it is non-justiciable in nature. Another fact to remember in this regard is that the Preamble has been amended once. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment added the words Secular, Socialist and Integrity to the preamble.