CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
1. The method of Constitutional Amendment is provided in:
a) Article 348
b) Article 358
c) Article 368
d) Article 378
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2. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts was said to be a 'Mini Constitution'?
a) 42nd
b) 44th
c) 46th
d) 50th
3. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
a) the 38th Amendment Act, 1975
b) the 40th Amendment Act, 1976
c) the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
d) the 44th Amendment Act, 1979
4. By which Amendment Act the Fundamental Duties of Citizens are included in Indian Constitution?
a) 42nd Amendment Act
b) 56th Amendment Act
c) 73rd Amendment Act
d) 98th Amendment Act
5. Of the following words in the Preamble of the Constitution of India which was NOT inserted through the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?
a) Socialist
b) Secular
c) Dignity
d) Integrity
6. The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) has incorporated into the Constitution of India a new chapter on:
a) Administration of Union Territories
b) Formation of Inter-State Council
c) Fundamental Duties
d) None of these
7. The right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights enlisted in the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendments?
a) 23rd
b) 44th
c) 73rd
d) 76th
8. Which Amendment to the Constitution inserted a new Article 21A providing Right to Education in the Constitution?
a) 86th Amendment
b) 87th Amendment
c) 88th Amendment
d) 89th Amendment
9. The first Amendment to the Constitution carried out in 1951 related to:
a) Security of the country
b) Security of the Prime Minister
c) Protection of agrarian reforms in certain states
d) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
10. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:
a) First Amendment
b) Eight Amendment
c) Ninth Amendment
d) Forty Second Amendment
11. By which one of the following Constitutional Amendments Delhi has become 'National Capital Region' (NCR)?
a) 61st
b) 69th
c) 71st
d) 79th
12. The 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution deals with:
a) Panchayati Raj
b) Compulsory Primary Education
c) Nagar Palikas
d) Minimum age for marriage
13. The minimum age of voting in India was lowered from 21 to 18 years by the Constitutional Amendment Act:
a) 57th
b) 59th
c) 61st
d) 63rd
14. Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defection provision in the Constitution for the first time?
a) 51st Amendment
b) 52nd Amendment
c) 53rd Amendment
d) 54th Amendment
15. Which one of the following Amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?
a) 39th
b) 40th
c) 42nd
d) 44th
16. The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 Census. They shall remain unaltered till the first census to be taken after the year:
a) 2010
b) 2015
c) 2021
d) 2026
17. Fundamental Duties were appended to the Constitution of India by the 42nd Amendment on the recommendation of:
a) Swaran Singh Committee
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Committee
c) K.C. Pant Committee
d) C.D. Deshmukh Committee
18. Which Part of the Indian Constitution deals with its Amendments?
a) Part XX
b) Part VIII
c) Part XIII
d) Part XIX
19. The Amendment of Constitution can be initiated in which of the following?
1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. State Assemblies
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
a) Only 1
b) Only 1 or 2
c) Only 1 or 3
d) 1 or 2 or 3
20. Which amendment of the constitution is related to reorganization of states on a linguistic basis?
a) 1st
b) 7th
c) 10th
d) 15th
21. Who among the following reserve the right to initiate the Constitutional Amendment?
a) Supreme Court of India
b) Parliament of India
c) President of India
d) Union Council of Ministers
22. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Act provided for reservation of seats for scheduled tribes of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh state assemblies?
a) 52nd
b) 57th
c) 61st
d) 65th
23. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008 which was passed by Parliament seeks to reserve what fractions of seats in the private schools for weaker sections of the society?
a) 10%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 40%
24. Which of the following were envisaged in the 74th Constitutional Amendment bill?
a) Constitution and composition of a municipality
b) Personnel system of municipality
c) Relation between elected members (executive) of a municipality and bureaucracy
d) All are correct
25. Which among the following is also called as lengthiest amendment to Indian Constitution?
a) 24th
b) 30th
c) 40th
d) 42nd
26. Which of the following languages was added to the first of the regional languages by the 21st Amendment?
a) Oriya
b) Kashmiri
c) Sindhi
d) Assemese
27. Which among the following constitutional Amendment acts is known for establishment of administrative tribunals?
a) 41st
b) 42nd
c) 61st
d) 69th
28. Which among the following is NOT a salient feature of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
a) Gram Sabha
b) Three Tier System
c) State Election Commission
d) State Planning Commission
29. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Act grants citizens a fundamental right to form cooperative societies?
a) 95th
b) 96th
c) 97th
d) 98th
30. From which constitution, India has borrowed the provisions related to amendment Constitution?
a) Weimer Republic of Germany
b) South Africa
c) Ireland
d) Canada
31. Which of the following parts/provisions of the Indian Constitution cannot be amended?
a) Preambles to the Constitution
b) Directive Principle of State Policy
c) Fundamental Rights
d) Judicial Review
32. Which of the following Schedules of Indian Constitution has to be amended to provide for the formation of a new state?
a) First Schedule
b) Second Schedule
c) 3rd Schedule
d) 9th Schedule
33. Via which among the following amendments of Indian Constitution, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)?
a) 63rd
b) 69th
c) 74th
d) 76th
Answer:
1. c), 2. a), 3. c), 4. a), 5. c), 6. c), 7. b), 8. a), 9. c), 10. a), 11. b), 12. a), 13. c), 14. b), 15. d), 16. d), 17. a), 18. a), 19. c), 20. b), 21. b), 22. b), 23. b), 24. a), 25. d), 26. c), 27. b), 28. d), 29. c), 30. b), 31. d), 32. a), 33. b)
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