Constitutional Schedules and Constitution Amendments

Total Questions: 50

31. Which of the following years the First Amendment Bill for the Indian Constitution passed? [C.P.O. S.I. 11.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1951
(b) 1950
(c) 1948
(d) 1949

Correct Answer: (a) 1951

Solution:The First Amendment Bill of the Indian Constitution was passed in the year 1951. By this Amendment Act, Articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 314, 342, 374, and 376 were amended and two new Articles 31-A and 31-B and the 9th Schedule were added to the Constitution.

32. In which year was the first amendment to the Indian Constitution passed? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 19.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1948
(b) 1951
(c) 1950
(d) 1947

Correct Answer: (b) 1951

Solution:The First Amendment Bill of the Indian Constitution was passed in the year 1951.

33. The Constitution of India was amended for the first time in which year? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1960.
(b) 1961
(c) 1954
(d) 1951

Correct Answer: (d) 1951

Solution:The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, enacted in 1951, made several changes to the Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian constitution.

34. Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India amended Article 19 and inserted provisions fully securing the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws in general and certain specified State Acts in particular? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 20.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) First Amendment
(b) Second Amendment
(c) Third Amendment
(d) Fourth Amendment

Correct Answer: (a) First Amendment

Solution:The first amendment of the Indian Constitution was done in 1951. The Nehru administration made a provision limiting Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India against "abuse of freedom of speech and expression. The right of citizens of India to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business conferred by article 19(1)(g) is subject to reasonable restrictions that the laws of the State may impose, in the interests of the general public.

35. The First Amendment Act of the Constitution of India came up in________. [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) 1954
(b) 1951
(c) 1952
(d) 1953

Correct Answer: (b) 1951

Solution:The First Amendment to the Indian Constitution was passed in 1951. The First Amendment added the ninth schedule to the Indian Constitution. It limits freedom of speech and expression. It was introduced to remove some practical difficulties caused by the court judgments in the Kameshwar Singh case, Romesh Thapar case etc. The First Amendment protects us from government restrictions on free speech, but it does not prevent private employers from mak- ing their own rules.

36. Which of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India was passed with the primary objective to constitutionally encode the reorganisation of Indian States based on language? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 13.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Tenth Amendment
(b) Fourth Amendment
(c) Sixth Amendment
(d) Seventh Amendment

Correct Answer: (d) Seventh Amendment

Solution:The 7th amendment to the Indian Constitution was passed with the primary objective of implementing the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission regarding the reorganization of states on a linguistic basis. It paved the way for doing away with A,B, C, D, and E categories and introduced Union Territories

37. How many Constitutional Amendments to the Constitution of India have been made so far? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 4.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) 122
(b) 121
(c) 120
(d) 119
(e) 105

Correct Answer: (e) 105

Solution:As of October 2021, there have been 105 amendments to the Constitution of India since the first was passed.

NOTE: Options are given wrong.

38. Who among the following presidents of India gave assent to the 100th Amendment of the Constitution of India? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 12.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pranab Mukherjee
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) APJ Abdul Kalam
(d) Pratibha Devisingh Patil

Correct Answer: (a) Pranab Mukherjee

Solution:Pranab Mukherjee was the President of India who gave assent to the 100th Amendment of the Constitution of India. The 100th Amendment of the Constitution introduced a Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which involved the exchange of enclaves between the two countries. The amendment was passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament in May 2015, and it received the President's assent on 6th June 2015. Pranab Mukherjee served as the President of India from 2012 to 2017.

39. How many amendments have been made to the Constitution of India till MARCH, 2019? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) 99
(b) 101
(c) 105
(d) 103

Correct Answer: (d) 103

Solution:As of October 2021, there have been 105 amendments to the Constitution of India since the first was passed in 1950 but, there were 103 Amendment Acts as of March 2019 that were made in the Indian Constitution over time.

40. The first General Election in India and first Amendment to the Constitution was held in- [C.P.O. S.L. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1951
(d) 1952

Solution:First General Election in India and the first Constitutional Amendment, both coincided in 1951. First amendment to the constitution added Ninth Schedule in the constitution.

« Previous 1 2 345 Next »