Constitutional Schedules and Constitution Amendments

Total Questions: 50

41. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments made Pondichery (Now Puducherry) a Union Territory? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exams 22.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) 32 ^ (n*delta) constitutional amendment
(b) 28 ^ (ch) constitutional amendment
(c) 12 ^ (ih) constitutional amendment
(d) 14 ^ (dh) constitutional amendment

Correct Answer: (d) 14 ^ (dh) constitutional amendment

Solution:The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, incorporated Pondicherry (now Puducherry) as the ninth Union Territory of India, and also gave Parliament the authority to create by law, Legislatures and Councils of Ministers for the Union Territories of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu and Puducherry.

42. Which amendment of the Constitution of India incorporated Goa, Daman and Diu as the eighth union territory of India, by amending the First Schedule to the Constitution? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) 10 ^ (th)
(b) 12 ^ (fh)
(c) 18 ^ (dh)
(d) 13th

Correct Answer: (b) 12 ^ (fh)

Solution:Goa Daman and Diu were included as the eighth Union Territory of India by the 12th constitutional Amendment (1962) by amending the first schedule of the Indian constitution.

43. Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India declared that the Parliament has the power to abridge or take away any of the Fundamental Rights under Article 368 and such an Act, will NOT be a law. under the meaning of Article 13? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 12.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Twenty-third Amendment
(b) Twentieth Amendment
(c) Twenty-fourth Amendment
(d) Twenty-eighth Amendment

Correct Answer: (c) Twenty-fourth Amendment

Solution:The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1971, enables Parliament to dilute Fundamental Rights through Amendments of the Constitution. It also amended Article 368 to provide expressly that Parliament has the power to amend any provision of the Constitution. The 24th Amendment modified Articles 13 and 368 to authorize Parliament to freely amend the Fundamental Rights. Article 13 stated that any law which was inconsistent with the Fundamental Rights was invalid.

44. The 40th Amendment Act of 1976 was applied to which Article of the Constitution of India? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 18.04.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) 297
(b) 248
(c) 245
(d) 226

Correct Answer: (a) 297

Solution:The 40th Amendment Act of 1976 was applied to Article 297 of the constitution of India. Under article 297 of the Constitution, all lands, minerals and other things of value underlying the ocean within the territorial waters or the continental shelf of India vest in the Union to be held for the purposes of the Union.

45. Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) 42nd Amendment Act
(b) 52nd Amendment Act
(c) 62nd Amendment Act
(d) 32nd Amendment Act

Correct Answer: (b) 52nd Amendment Act

Solution:The Constitution 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 added the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution which laid down the process by which legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection. Through this amend ment, articles 101, 102, 190 and 191 were changed. The Tenth Schedule is known as the Anti Defection Act.

46. By the 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976, which word was added to the Preamble? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Democratic
(b) Equality
(c) Republic
(d) Socialist

Correct Answer: (d) Socialist

Solution:Socialist, Secular and Integrity these three words were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment. The 42nd Amendment changed the description of India from a "sovereign democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic", and also changed the words "unity of the nation" to "unity and integrity of the nation".

47. The word "Secular" was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 6.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) 41st Constitutional Amendment
(b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment
(c) 43rd Constitutional Amendment
(d) 44th Constitutional Amendment

Correct Answer: (b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment

Solution:The term 'secular' was added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. However, as the Supreme Court remarked in 1974, although the words 'secular state' was not expressly mentioned in the Constitution, there can be no doubt that Constitution-makers wanted to establish such a state and accordingly Articles 25 to 28 (guaranteeing the fundamental right to freedom of religion) have been included in the Constitution. The Indian Constitution embodies the positive concept of secularism ie, all religions in our country (irrespective of their strength) have the same status and support from the state.

48. Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Justice
(b) Secular
(c) Liberty
(d) Equality

Correct Answer: (b) Secular

Solution:The term 'secular' was added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976.

49. Which Amendment Act introduced changes in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) 52nd
(b) 56th
(c) 44th
(d) 42nd

Correct Answer: (d) 42nd

Solution:The Preamble has been amended only once so far, in 1976, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, which has added three new words-Socialist, Secular and Integrity-to the Preamble.

50. By which amendment of the Constitution of India were the terms 'socialist' and 'secular' added in the preamble? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 05.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Constitution (Forty-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1978
(b) Constitution (Forty-First Amendment) Act, 1976
(c) Constitution (Forty-Third Amendment) Act, 1977
(d) Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976

Correct Answer: (d) Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976

Solution:The Constitution (Forty-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1976 changed the description of India from a "sovereign democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic", and also changed the words "unity of the nation" to "unity and integrity of the nation".

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