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14 questions
  1. The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by the (IAS 2012)
    1. 1st Amendment Act
    2. 2nd Amendment Act
    3. 4th Amendment Act
    4. None of these
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    Answer: (A) 1st Amendment Act

    The 1st Amendment (1951) added the Ninth Schedule with Articles 31A and 31B to protect land reform.

  2. To change the manner of electing the President, what is required?
    1. Simple majority in both Houses
    2. A joint sitting with two-thirds majority
    3. Special majority in each House and ratification by half the States
    4. Special majority in each House only
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    Answer: (C) Special majority in each House and ratification by half the States

    Articles 54 and 55 are federal provisions in the proviso to Art 368(2); a joint sitting is never possible on an amendment.

  3. Which amendment limits the Council of Ministers, PM included, to 15% of the Lok Sabha’s members? (IAS 2009)
    1. 90th
    2. 91st
    3. 92nd
    4. 93rd
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    Answer: (B) 91st

    The 91st (2003) also removed the one-third “split” exception from the Tenth Schedule.

  4. Ratification by half the States is needed to amend: (1) election of the President (2) States’ representation in Parliament (3) the Seventh Schedule lists (4) abolition of a State’s Legislative Council
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 1, 2 and 4
    3. 1, 3 and 4
    4. 2, 3 and 4
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    Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3

    A Legislative Council is created or abolished under Art 169 by a simple-majority law.

  5. Which amendment raised the Eighth Schedule languages to 22? (IAS 2008)
    1. 90th
    2. 91st
    3. 92nd
    4. 93rd
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    Answer: (C) 92nd

    The 92nd (2003) added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali.

  6. The 1st Amendment of 1951 was mainly about
    1. security of the country
    2. security of the Prime Minister
    3. protection of agrarian (land) reforms
    4. Scheduled Castes and Tribes only
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    Answer: (C) protection of agrarian (land) reforms

    High Courts had struck down zamindari abolition laws; Articles 31A, 31B and the Ninth Schedule shielded them.

  7. Which are valid criticisms of the amendment procedure? (1) no special convention as in the USA (2) States have too much power to propose (3) States have too little role (4) Parliament has too much power
    1. 1, 3 and 4
    2. 1, 2 and 3
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. All of these
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    Answer: (A) 1, 3 and 4

    States cannot propose amendments at all, so statement 2 is wrong.

  8. Which amendment ensured that Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during an emergency?
    1. 44th
    2. 46th
    3. 45th
    4. 48th
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    Answer: (A) 44th

    The 44th (1978) amended Article 359.

  9. Which bill must be passed by each House separately by a special majority?
    1. Ordinary bill
    2. Money bill
    3. Finance bill
    4. Constitution Amendment Bill
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    Answer: (D) Constitution Amendment Bill

    Money and finance bills need only a simple majority; amendment bills have no joint sitting.

  10. The 93rd Amendment Act is about
    1. local self-government
    2. reservation in educational institutions
    3. basic structure
    4. appointment of Supreme Court judges
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    Answer: (B) reservation in educational institutions

    Article 15(5) — reservation in admission, including private institutions; judges’ appointment was the 99th.

  1. The exchange of enclaves with Bangladesh was given effect by the
    1. 99th Amendment
    2. 98th Amendment
    3. 100th Amendment
    4. 97th Amendment
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    Answer: (C) 100th Amendment

    The 100th (2015) implemented the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 Protocol.

  2. In which cases did the Supreme Court hold that Parliament can amend Part III? (1) Golaknath (2) Sajjan Singh (3) Shankari Prasad
    1. Only 1
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. 1 and 3
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    Answer: (C) 2 and 3

    Golaknath (1967) said the opposite.

  3. Judicial review curtailed by the 42nd Amendment was restored by the
    1. 43rd Amendment, 1977
    2. 45th Amendment, 1980
    3. 46th Amendment, 1982
    4. 48th Amendment, 1984
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    Answer: (A) 43rd Amendment, 1977

    The 43rd removed Articles 32A, 131A, 226A and others inserted by the 42nd.

  4. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failed in the Lok Sabha on 17 April 2026 because
    1. the Rajya Sabha rejected it first
    2. it did not get a majority of total membership
    3. it fell short of two-thirds of members present and voting
    4. the President withheld assent
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    Answer: (C) it fell short of two-thirds of members present and voting

    298 voted for it out of 528 voting; 352 were needed. 298 was more than half of 543, so the first condition was met.

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