Read the following passage and answer the questions.

The Constitution of India begins with the Preamble affirming its aims, objectives, and the guiding principles. The principles laid out in the Preamble are used for interpreting provisions of the Constitution that are vague and ambiguous; and as discussed in an earlier Unit, Preamble is the 'basic structure' of the Constitution. In that, the doctrine of 'basic structure' takes away the amendment power of the Parliament with regards to certain feature of the Constitution such as democracy, rule of law, secularism, separation of power and judicial review. Some of these features appear in the Preamble.

The objectives and guiding principles of the Constitution are given under:

Preamble

The correct answer is Option (3) → Preamble

The Constitution of India begins with the Preamble affirming its aims, objectives, and the guiding principles.

The Preamble of the Indian Constitution outlines the objectives and guiding principles such as justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity. It serves as an introductory statement and reflects the ideals and aspirations that the Constitution seeks to achieve.

• Fundamental Rights provide specific legal rights to citizens, but they do not describe the broad objectives of the Constitution.

• The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority but is not responsible for laying down the guiding principles of the Constitution.

• Parliament is the legislative body but does not encapsulate the objectives and principles of the Constitution in itself.