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The following are enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of India
I. Equality of status and of opportunity
II. Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship
III. Justice-social, economic and political
IV. Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual
V. Unity and Integrity of the nation
Which of the following is the correct order in which they appear in the preamble?

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Recite the Preamble text itself, not the French slogan. Justice comes first, and unity and integrity of the Nation closes the fraternity clause.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • V-I-II-IV-III
  • III-II-I-IV-V
  • III-I-II-V-IV
  • I-II-IV-III-V
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

This is a pure recall question about the wording of the Preamble, and the only safe way to answer it is to run the actual sentence through your head rather than rely on the familiar French slogan.

The Preamble promises to secure to all citizens JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation.

Read that off and the running order is Justice, then Liberty, then Equality, then Fraternity, and finally the unity and integrity of the Nation, which sits inside the fraternity clause right after the dignity of the individual. A short memory tag is JLEF, and the trap it protects against is the slogan of the French Revolution, Liberty Equality Fraternity, which has no Justice at the front. India's framers put Justice first, and the arrangement carries meaning: justice comes first, liberty is enjoyed within it, equality gives liberty real content, and fraternity holds the whole thing together.

Now attach the numerals given in the question. Justice is III. Liberty is II. Equality is I. Fraternity with dignity of the individual is IV. Unity and integrity of the Nation is V. That produces III-II-I-IV-V.

  1. V-I-II-IV-III: Wrong. It opens with unity and integrity and buries justice at the end.
  2. III-II-I-IV-V: Correct, and it matches the text word for word.
  3. III-I-II-V-IV: Wrong. Justice is placed correctly, but equality is lifted above liberty and unity and integrity is pulled ahead of fraternity.
  4. I-II-IV-III-V: Wrong. Equality is not the opening ideal.

Let's summarize:

  • Preamble order of ideals: Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
  • Unity and integrity of the Nation closes the fraternity clause, so it comes last.
  • Numbered as given, that is III-II-I-IV-V.

So option (B) is the answer.

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