The mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) The Preamble
The Preamble sums up the vision and philosophy of the Constitution's makers: the objectives they set for the country and the statement that it was adopted by 'We, the people of India'. The other three are specific parts of the Constitution, and the Fundamental Duties were added only in 1976.
- ✓ (a) NCERT says the best summary of the Constitution's vision or philosophy is found in the Preamble. It names the objectives of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity and states that the Constitution was adopted by the people.
- ✗ (b) Fundamental Rights are one part of the Constitution, listing enforceable rights of individuals. They do not sum up the whole design.
- ✗ (c) The Directive Principles are goals for governments to work towards; like the Rights, they are a single part of the whole.
- ✗ (d) The Fundamental Duties were inserted by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, so they were not part of what the original makers wrote in 1949.
Remember · The Preamble is the summary of the Constitution's philosophy and the makers' vision. Fundamental Duties were added later, in 1976.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 10 (practise this chapter) · Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 2 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 10 “Many people have said that the best summary of this vision or the philosophy of the Constitution is to be found in the preamble to our Constitution.”
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2 “In 1976, the 42nd amendment to the Constitution was passed. Among other things, this amendment inserted a list of Fundamental Duties of Citizens.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·