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Constitutional Schedules and Constitution Amendments

📆 November 19, 2024

Total Questions: 50

21. Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Tenth Schedule
Solution:

The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, known as the Anti-Defection Law, was added by the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985, to prevent political defections.

Key Points:

  • Disqualification: MPs/MLAs can be disqualified if they leave their political party or vote contrary to the party's direction.

  • Exceptions: Members are not disqualified if a party splits and at least one-third of its members form a new faction.

  • Decision: The Speaker (or Chairman for Rajya Sabha) decides on disqualification cases.

  • Objective: The law aims to maintain political stability by discouraging party switching after elections

22. Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India has been INCORRECTLY matched with its content? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Second Schedule - Languages
Solution:1- First Schedule - The States and the Union Territories.

Presently there are 12 Schedules in the Indian Constitution, whereas in the original Constitution, i.e. when the Constitution was made, there were 8 Schedules.

The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution is about which of the following?a)Anti-defection lawb)Right to privacyc)Universal Adult Suffraged)Right to Educatione)None of the above/More than one of the aboveCorrect answer is option 'A'.

2-Second Schedule- Emoluments for holders of constitutional offices

3- Third Schedule Forms of oath or affirmations

4- Fourth Schedule - Allocation of seats in the council of states

5- Fifth Schedule-Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.

6- Sixth Schedule-Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

7- Seventh Schedule-Union list, State list, and the Concurrent list.

8- Eighth Schedule-list of recognized languages.

9- Ninth Schedule-Land Reform Laws

10- Tenth Schedule-disqualification on the ground of defection.

11-Eleventh Schedule-powers, authority, and responsibilities of Panchayats.

12-Twelfth Schedule-powers, authority, and responsibilities of Municipalities.

23. Through which amendment was the Tenth Schedule added to the Constitution of India? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 23.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) 52nd
Solution:

The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, known as the Anti-Defection Law, was added by the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985, to prevent political defections.

Key Points:

  • Disqualification: MPs/MLAs can be disqualified if they leave their political party or vote contrary to the party's direction.

  • Exceptions: Members are not disqualified if a party splits and at least one-third of its members form a new faction.

  • Decision: The Speaker (or Chairman for Rajya Sabha) decides on disqualification cases.

  • Objective: The law aims to maintain political stability by discouraging party switching after elections

24. Out of the 22 parts of the Indian Constitution that originally existed during its formation, the only part which has been deleted is__________-. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.03.2018 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Part VII
Solution:Out of the 22 parts of the Indian Constitution that originally existed during its formation, the only part which has been deleted is Part VII.

Constitution of India for Dummies. | by Saiprasad Bejgam | Three much | Medium

25. The salary and allowances of important office bearers of India are mentioned in which Schedule of the Constitution [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Second Schedule
Solution:Second schedule lists the emoluments for holders of constitutional offices such as salaries of the
  • President,
  • Vice President,
  • Ministers,
  • Judges and
  • Comptroller and Auditor-General of India etc.

26. Which of the following is a subject of the state list? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 15.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Police
Solution:State List contains subjects of State and local importance. The state legislature has the exclusive power to make laws with respect to any of the subjects in the state list. Important subjects covered by the state list are: Police, Prison, Trade and Commerce, Agriculture and irrigation, Fisheries, Local government, Livestock and Animal Husbandry, and Public Health.

27. Which of the following became a Union Territory of India in 1954 after about 280 years of French rule? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 8.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Puducherry
Solution:On November 1, 1954, the French possessions in India were de facto transferred to the Indian Union and Puducherry became a Union Territory. About 280 years of French rule finally came to an end.

28. Which of the following words was not added to the Preamble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment? [C.P.O. S.I. 7.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Equality
Solution:Equality was not added in the Preamble to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment. The terms 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity', were added to the Preamble only in 1976 through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment.

29. Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Act, deals with the Elementary Education as a Fundamental Right? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 1.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) 86th Amendment Act
Solution:On public demand to enforce the right to education, successive governments from 1993 worked towards bringing a constitutional amendment to make education a fundamental right. That led to the 86th amendment in December 2002 which inserted the Right to Education in the constitution.

30. An Amendment of the Constitution may be initiated_________. [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 8.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament
Solution:An amendment to the Constitution may be initiated by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament. The Bill can be introduced either by a minister or by a private member and does not require prior permission of the President.
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