Constitution Amendment

Total Questions: 50

21. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) First Amendment
(b) Eighth Amendment
(c) Ninth Amendment
(d) Forty Second Amendment

Correct Answer: (a) First Amendment

Solution:The first Constitution Amendment 1951 added two new Articles 31A and 31B; and 9th Schedule to the Constitution for protection of agrarian reforms in certain States.

22. Which of the following schedule of the Constitution of India was added to the Constitution by the first Constitutional Amendment? [Raj. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (c) Ninth

Solution:The Constitution as adopted on November 26, 1949, contained a Preamble, 395 Articles and 8 Schedules. The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. The object behind adding the schedule was to protect certain acts and regulations from being declared void on the grounds that they violate the fundamental rights provided under Part III of the Constitution. The Tenth Schedule which contains provisions relating to the disqualification of the members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the ground of defection, was added by the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985. The Sixth Schedule deals with administering Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram and the Seventh Schedule includes three lists (Union, State and Concurrent) for determining the legislative authority for various subject matters.

23. In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights? [I.A.S. (Pre.) 2023]

(a) 1st Amendment
(b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 44 th Amendment
(d) 86th Amendment

Correct Answer: (a) 1st Amendment

Solution:The First Amendment was passed in 1951 by the Provisional Parliament, members of which had just finished drafting the Constitution as part of the Constituent Assembly. The First Amendment Act amended Articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and 376. In Article 15, Clause 4 was added to make special provisions for the backward classes or for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Certain restrictions were added in Article 19 by including the terms 'public order', 'friendly relations with foreign states, and 'incitement to an offence'. This amendment also added the Ninth Schedule to protect the land reforms and other laws included in it from the judicial review by adding Articles 31A and 31B. A number of rulings by the Supreme Court and High Court that declared certain sections of criminal legislation, regulations pertaining to the press, and public safety to be incompatible with the constitutional right to free expression served as the immediate impetus for the modifications.

24. "The age of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India shall be determined by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by laws provide" inserted by [R.A.S/R.T.S (Pre) 2018]

(a) 15th Constitution Amendment
(b) 16th Constitution Amendment
(c) 17th Constitution Amendment
(d) 18th Constitution Amendment

Correct Answer: (a) 15th Constitution Amendment

Solution:The 15th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1963 says, "The age of Judge of the Supreme Court of India shall be determined by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law provide."

16th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1963 (herein after the Bill) was informally referred to as the 'Anti-secession Bill' It was designed to prevent the local political leaders in different regions within India from using the electoral process to peacefully propagate secession from the union.

The 17th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1964 deals with amendment to Article 31-A.

The 18th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1966 amended Article 3 of the Constitution in Order to Clarify the "State" in clause (a) to (e) of that article.

25. When was the special rights and privy purse enjoyed by the Indian Princely States abolished? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) 1950
(b) 1949
(c) 1962
(d) 1971

Correct Answer: (d) 1971

Solution:Privy purse conferred special status to the ruling families of former princely states. It continued to be paid to royal families until 26th amendment in 1971; by which all their privileges and advances from the central government ceased to exist.

26. Match the following Constitutional Amendments. [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

List-I (Amendment)	List-II
(A) 13th Amendment	(i) Nagaland
(B) 18th Amendment	(ii) Anti-defection law
(C) 39th Amendment	(iii) Clarified the 'state'
(D) 52nd Amendment	(iv) The election of President, Speaker, and Prime Minister cannot be challenged

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	ii	iv	i	iii
(b)	iv	iii	iii	iv
(c)	iii	ii	i	iv
(d)	i	iii	iv	ii
(e)	iii	ii	i	iv

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:

Amendment	Description
13th Amendment	Nagaland
18th Amendment	Clarification of the term 'state'
39th Amendment	The election of President, Vice President, Speaker, and Prime Minister cannot be challenged.
52nd Amendment	Anti-defection law

27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

List I	List II
A. Curtailment of the power of judicial review	1. 61st Amendment
B. Abolition of Right to property as a fundamental right	2. 42nd Amendment
C. Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18	3. 38th Amendment
D. Addition of the word 'Secular' in the preamble	4. 44th Amendment

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	4	3
(b)	2	4	1	3
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	4	1	3	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:

List-I	List-II
Curtailment of the power of judicial review	38th Amendment
Abolition of Right to property as a fundamental right	44th Amendment
Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18	61st Amendment
Addition of the word 'Secular' in the preamble	42nd Amendment

28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

List-I	List-II
A. The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991	5. Accorded the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi
B. The Constitution (Seventy-fifth Amendment) Act, 1994	1. Establishment of state-level Rent Tribunals
C. The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000	4. Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission
D. The Constitution (Eighty-third Amendment) Act, 2000	2. No reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh

Codes:

Codes	A	B	C	D
(a)	5	1	4	2
(b)	1	5	3	4
(c)	5	1	3	4
(d)	1	5	4	2

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:

Amendment Act	Description
The Constitution (69th Amendment) Act, 1991	Delhi was given the status of National Capital Territory
The Constitution (75th Amendment) Act, 1994	Establishment of State-level Rent Tribunals
The Constitution (80th Amendment) Act, 2000	Accepting the recommendations of the 10th Finance Commission
The Constitution (83rd Amendment) Act, 2000	No reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh because the state is inhabited fully by Scheduled Tribes

29. Match List-I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2013]

List -I (Provision of Constitutional Amendment)	List-II (Number of Constitutional Amendment)
A. Right to form Cooperative societies under Article 19(1)(c)	i. 81st Amendment, 2000
B. Protection of SC/ST reservation in filling backlog of vacancies	ii. 91st Amendment, 2003
C. Formation of National Judicial Appointments Commission	iii. 97th Amendment, 2011
D. Limiting the size of the Council of Ministers	iv. 99th Amendment, 2014

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)
(b)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)
(c)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)
(d)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:

Description	Amendment
Right to form Co-operative societies under Article 19(1)(c)	97th Amendment, 2011
Protection of SC/ST reservation in the filling backlog of vacancies	81st Amendment, 2000
Formation of National Judicial Appointments Commission	99th Amendment, 2014
Limiting the size of the Council of Ministers	91st Amendment, 2003

Note: It is notable that a Bench of 5 Judges, presided by Justice J.S. Khehar on 16 October, 2015, declared NJC and 99-amendment as void.

30. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts was termed as Mini Constitution? bsanad [47 B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005 Ans.]

(a) 42nd
(b) 44th
(c) 46th
(d) 50th

Correct Answer: (a) 42nd

Solution:(a) Several provisions of the Constitution were altered, and several new provisions were added by 42- Constitutional Amendment in 1976. So it is also termed as mini Constitution. The main objective of 42- Constitutional Amendment was to overcome the difficulties arising from the decision of the Supreme Court in the Keshavananda Bharati Case 1973. The Supreme Court made it clear in its judgment that certain features of the Constitution are so essential that they cannot be abrogated from the Constitution of India.

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	A	B	C	D
(a)	ii	iv	i	iii
(b)	iv	iii	iii	iv
(c)	iii	ii	i	iv
(d)	i	iii	iv	ii
(e)	iii	ii	i	iv

	A	B	C	D
(a)	ii	iv	i	iii
(b)	iv	iii	iii	iv
(c)	iii	ii	i	iv
(d)	i	iii	iv	ii
(e)	iii	ii	i	iv

Constitution Amendment

21. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

22. Which of the following schedule of the Constitution of India was added to the Constitution by the first Constitutional Amendment? [Raj. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

23. In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights? [I.A.S. (Pre.) 2023]

24. "The age of a Judge of the Supreme Court of India shall be determined by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by laws provide" inserted by [R.A.S/R.T.S (Pre) 2018]

25. When was the special rights and privy purse enjoyed by the Indian Princely States abolished? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

26. Match the following Constitutional Amendments. [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

Codes:

29. Match List-I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2013]

30. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts was termed as Mini Constitution? bsanad [47 B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005 Ans.]

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	A	B	C	D
(a)	ii	iv	i	iii
(b)	iv	iii	iii	iv
(c)	iii	ii	i	iv
(d)	i	iii	iv	ii
(e)	iii	ii	i	iv