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India is a secular state because

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India is a secular state because
  1. people are not permitted to offer prayers at public places in the event of posing threat to peace
  2. public wells and religious places are accessible to all
  3. state sanctions grants to all religious institutions
  4. state has no religion of its own and all are free to profess and practise any religion

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Correct answer: D - state has no religion of its own and all are free to profess and practise any religion
India is secular because the State has no religion of its own and every person is free to profess, practise and propagate religion (Articles 25-28; the word “secular” was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment, 1976). Equal access to public wells and religious places, limits on public prayers and grants to religious institutions are particular measures, not what makes the State secular.

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