Practice Important Amendments and Articles – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about the procedure under Article 368 of the Constitution:

1. A Bill to amend the Constitution may be introduced in either House of Parliament.

2. The special majority needed means two-thirds of the total membership of each House.

3. The President must give assent to a duly passed amendment Bill, a rule made compulsory by the 24th Amendment.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to amendments that need ratification by State Legislatures, consider the following statements:

1. An amendment changing the Lists in the Seventh Schedule must be ratified by at least half the State Legislatures.

2. An amendment of Article 368 itself requires ratification by at least half the State Legislatures.

3. A State Legislature may introduce a Bill to amend these federal provisions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the basic structure doctrine:

1. In the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973), the Supreme Court held that Parliament may amend any part of the Constitution but not its basic structure.

2. The doctrine was first laid down in the Minerva Mills case (1980).

3. Under the doctrine, Parliament decides what forms the basic structure.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the 42nd (1976) and 44th (1978) Amendments:

1. The 42nd Amendment replaced 'unity of the Nation' with 'unity and integrity of the Nation' in the Preamble.

2. The 44th Amendment replaced 'internal disturbance' with 'armed rebellion' in Article 352.

3. The 44th Amendment brought the Lok Sabha term back to five years after the 42nd had raised it to six.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following constitutional changes in chronological order:

A. Voting age lowered from 21 to 18

B. Right to education added as Article 21A

C. GST Council provided for under Article 279A

D. Tenth Schedule on disqualification for defection added

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements:

1. Under the 91st Amendment, a member disqualified for defection cannot be appointed a Minister.

2. The 106th Amendment reserves about one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies through Articles 330A and 332A.

3. The GST Council under Article 279A is chaired by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the ratification of certain constitutional amendments by the States:

1. A change in Article 279A, which deals with the GST Council, needs ratification by the State Legislatures.

2. Where ratification is needed, it must be given by the Legislatures of at least two-thirds of the States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Minerva Mills case

2. 44th Amendment

3. Kesavananda Bharati case

4. 42nd Amendment

Select the correct chronological order.

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.