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Indian Constitutional Amendments

Questions about various amendments to the Constitution of India, including the 1st, 42nd, 44th, and others, their provisions, purposes, and effects on Indian governance and rights.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following amendments is called 'The Mini Constitution'?

  1. 44th Amendment
  2. 42nd Amendment
  3. 1st Amendment
  4. 15th Amendment
  5. 91st Amendment
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following provisions was not added by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?

  1. Addition of three new words, i.e. socialist, secular and integrity in the preamble
  2. Addition of fundamental duties
  3. Provision for reservations in promotions in government jobs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
  4. Fixed the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies till 2001 on the basis of 1971 census.
  5. Increased the term of Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from 5 to 6 years.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The procedure for amendment of the Constitution is described by which of the following articles of the Constitution of India?

  1. Article 352
  2. Article 360
  3. Article 368
  4. Article 370
  5. Article 366
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following amendment act, the status of state was given to Nagaland?

  1. 9th Amendment Act, 1960
  2. 11th Amendment Act, 1961
  3. 13th Amendment Act, 1962
  4. 17th Amendment Act, 1964
  5. 18th Amendment Act, 1966
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following ways the Article 368 of the Indian Constitution can be amended?

  1. By simple majority of the Parliament
  2. By special majority of the Parliament
  3. By special majority of the Parliament and consent of half of the state legislatures
  4. By special majority of the Parliament and consent of all of the state legislatures
  5. By special majority of the Parliament and consent of three fourth of the state legislatures
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following amendments was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18 years?

  1. 62nd Amendment Act, 1989
  2. 39th Amendment Act, 1975
  3. 61st Amendment Act, 1989
  4. 63rd Amendment Act, 1989
  5. 72nd Amendment Act, 1992
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following amendment act was the Fundamental Right to Property curtailed?

  1. 34th Amendment Act, 1974
  2. 21st Amendment Act, 1967
  3. 18th Amendment Act, 1966
  4. 25th Amendment Act, 1971
  5. 37th Amendment Act, 1975
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following amendment acts, Ninth Schedule was added in the Constitution of India?

  1. 4th Amendment Act, 1955
  2. 1st Amendment Act, 1951
  3. 7th Amendment Act, 1956
  4. 3rd Amendment Act, 1954
  5. 10th Amendment Act, 1961
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following amendments, Sikkim was made a full fledged state of India?

  1. 31st Amendment Act, 1972
  2. 36th Amendment Act, 1975
  3. 23rd Amendment Act, 1969
  4. 28th Amendment Act, 1972
  5. 15th Amendment Act, 1963
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following amendment act facilitate to create the autonomous state of Meghalaya within the state of Assam?

  1. 28th Amendment Act, 1972
  2. 20th Amendment Act, 1966
  3. 24th Amendment Act, 1971
  4. 15th Amendment Act, 1963
  5. 22nd Amendment Act, 1969
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following amendment act, restrict the size of ministers in the council and also solodify the anti-defection law?

  1. 91st Amendment Act, 2003
  2. 93rd Amendment Act, 2005
  3. 89th Amendment Act, 2003
  4. 97th Amendment Act, 2011
  5. 83rd Amendment Act, 2000
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following amendment act was the Legislative Sssembly created for Delhi?

  1. 69th Amendment Act, 1991
  2. 72nd Amendment Act, 1992
  3. 76th Amendment Act, 1994
  4. 66th Amendment Act, 1990
  5. 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs is/are incorrectly matched?

  1. 1st Amendment Act, 1951 - Added ninth schedule
  2. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 - Included Fundamental Duties
  3. 44th Amendment Act, 1978 - Increased the term of Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from 5 to 6 years
  4. 25th Amendment Act, 1971 - Curtailed the Fundamental rRight to Property
  5. 24th Amendment Act, 1971 - Made compulsory for the president to give his assent to the Constitution Amendment Bill
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992?

  1. To make elementary education a fundamental right
  2. To give constitutional status and protection to panchayati raj institutions
  3. To include fundamental duties
  4. To raise the number of Lok Sabha seats from 525 to 545
  5. To grant special status to Delhi
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the major purpose of the 44th Amendment Act?

  1. To incorporate Pondicherry in the Indian Union
  2. To neutralise some of the provisions introduced by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  3. To include Nepali, Konkani, Manipuri languages in the eighth schedule
  4. To give status of fundamental right to the elementary education
  5. To make possible for the retired judge of a High Court to work as an adhoc judge of the Supreme Court
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