Amendments Act

Group D, NTPC, BPSC, Railway, NDA & UPSC

👉 101st Amendment – GST
👉 74th Amendment – Municipality
👉 73rd Amendment – Panchayti Raj Top MCQ
👉 52nd Amendment – Anti Defection Law
👉 42nd Amendment – Mini Constitution
 Key Facts
• When Constitution adopted on – 26 Nov 1949.
• Constitution came into force – 26 Jan 1950.
• Preamble passed on – 22 January 1947.
• National flag adopted on – 22 July 1947.
• National Song (Vande Matram) adopted on
– 24 Jan 1950
• National Anthem ('Jana Gana Mana’) Adopted on
– 24 Jan 1950
 Recent Amendments

• 101st constitutional amendment act 2016 – GST

• 103rd constitutional amendment act 2019 – Reservation for
economically weaker section
• 10% reservation to EWS in central govt & private
educational institutions & central govt jobs
• Follows the mandate of Article 46 (govt should protect the
educational & economic interest of weaker section)
• Adds Article 15(6) in education & 16(6) in employment
 Recent Amendments
• 104th constitutional amendment act 2019 – Extension of reservation
for SC/STs in Loksabha and state legislative assembly for 10 years
(till 25th Jan 2030), abolished the reservation for Anglo Indian in
Loksabha - Article 334(A)
• 8th Amendment 1959
• 23rd Amendment 1969
• 45th Amendment 1979
• 62nd Amendment 1989
• 79th Amendment 1999
• 95th Amendment 2009
 Recent Amendments

• 102nd constitutional amendment act 2018 – National

Commission for backward classes (Article 338B)
• 105th constitutional amendment act 2021 – Amends provisions
added by 102nd amendment
• States can maintain the “state list” of backward classes (पहले सिर्फ
president कर िकता था governor िे discuss करके)
Q.1.
Which part of the Constitution deals with the
amendment to the Constitution and it’s procedure?
िंसिधान का कौन िा भाग िंसिधान में िंशोधन और उिकी
प्रसिया िे िंबंसधत है?
a) Part 19
b) Part 20 - Contains only one article,
article 368
c) Part 21
d) Part 22 Option : B
Q.2.
Which constitutional amendment provided for the setting up
of Administrative Tribunals in India ?
भारत में प्रशािसनक न्यायासधकरणों की स्थापना के सलए कौन िा
िंिैधासनक िंशोधन प्रदान सकया गया ?

a) 24th amendment
b) 42nd amendment
c) 49th amendment
d) 52nd amendment Option : B
Q.3.

GST was introduced through which amendment act?

जीएिटी को सकि िंशोधन के जररये शासमल सकया गया था?

a) 101
b) 102 - Came into force on 1st July
c) 103 2017

d) 104

Option : A
Q.4.
When was the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
introduced in India ?
भारत में िस्तु एिं िेिा कर (जीएिटी) कब लागू सकया गया था?
a) 1st June 2017
b) 1st August 2017
c) 1st July 2017
d) 1st May 2017
Option : C
Q.5.

The 52nd amendment to the constitution of India is

most closely related to
भारत के िंसिधान का 52िां िंशोधन िबिे सनकट िे िंबंसधत है

a) Extension of reservation in govt jobs

b) Special status to Tripura
c) Anti defection law
d) Increasing voting age
Option : C
Q.6.
74th Constitutional Amendment Act gave Constitutional
recognition to municipalities by adding which part?
74िें िंसिधान िंशोधन असधसनयम ने सकि भाग को जोड़कर नगर
पासलकाओं को िंिैधासनक मान्यता प्रदान की?

a) Part 9A
b) Part 10
c) Part 11
d) Part 14
Option : A
Q.7.
Which of the following Amendments reduced the
voting age from 21 to 18 years?
सनम्नसलखित में िे सकि िंशोधन ने मतदान की आयु को 21 िे
घटाकर 18 िर्फ कर सदया?
a) 55 th • The 61 st Constitutional

Amendment was enacted in

b) 58th 1989.
c) 61st • It lowered the voting age
from 21 to 18.
d) 66th • By this amendment, article
Option : C 326 was amended.
Q.8.
Which of the following constitutional amendments
provided for the Right to Education?
सनम्नसलखित में िे कौन िा िंिैधासनक िंशोधन सशक्षा के
असधकार के सलए प्रदान करता है ?
• The 86th amendment to the
a) 88th
Constitution of India in 2002,
b) 87th provided the Right to
Education as a Fundamental
c) 89th Right in Part-III of the
Constitution.
d) 86th • The amendment inserted
Option :D Article 21A
Q.9.
Which was the lengthiest amendment to the
Constitution of India?
भारत के िंसिधान में िबिे लंबा िंशोधन कौन िा था?
a) 24th amendment • It was enacted by the Indian
National Congress headed by
b) 30th amendment Indira Gandhi then.
• Due to the large number of
c) 42nd amendment amendments this act has
brought to the Indian
d) 44th amendment Constitution, it is also known
as ‘Mini-Constitution.’

Option : C
Q.10.

In which year was the 44th Amendment passed ?

44िां िंशोधन सकि िर्फ पाररत सकया गया था ?

a) 1978
• The purpose of this
b) 1977 amendment act was
mainly to nullify some of
c) 1976 the provisions introduced
d) 1975 by the 42nd Amendment
Act, 1976.
Option : A
Q.11.

24th Amendment deals with

24िां िंशोधन िे िंबंसधत है
a) Procedure of election of
- Affirmed the power
president of Parliament to
b) Fundamental rights amend any part of the
constitution including
c) Scheduled caste & tribes Fundamental Rights
d) Directive principles
Option : B
Q.12.
Which part of the Indian Constitution talks about the
Panchayats ?
भारतीय िंसिधान का कौन िा भाग पंचायतों के बारे में बात
करता है ?
a) Part 9 • The Constitutional status
b) Part 10 was provided through the
insertion of Article 243 to
c) Part 11 Part IX of the Indian
d) Part 12 Constitution
Option : A
Q.13.

The first amendment to the Indian Constitution was

made in
भारतीय िंसिधान में पहला िंशोधन सकया गया था?
a) 1947
b) 1948 • Validation of zamindari
abolition laws
c) 1950
d) 1951
Option : D
Q.14.
Which of the following Amendment Act of the Constitution
deleted the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights?
सनम्नसलखित में िे सकि िंसिधान िंशोधन असधसनयम ने िंपसि के असधकार को
मौसलक असधकारों की िूची िे हटा सदया?

a) 37th amendment 1975 • The right to property was

listed under article 31 before
b) 38th amendment 1975
its deletion.
c) 42nd amendment 1976 • At present right to property
is listed under article 300A as
d) 44th amendment 1978
a legal right

Option : D
Q.15.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 introduced a

new category of citizenship for the persons of Indian
Origin of certain categories. It is officially termed as:

a) Overseas citizens of India cardholder

b) Non resident Indian citizen
c) Indian citizen overseas
d) Indian origin citizen abroad Option : A
 Important Amendments

• 1st amendment 1951 – added 9th schedule in Constitution

• 7th amendment 1956 – reorganization of states (भार्ायी आधार पर)
• 24th amendment 1971 – extends the power of parliament to
amend constitution including fundamental rights
• 42nd amendment 1976 – Mini constitution
• 44th amendment 1978 – To change some provisions of 42nd
amendment
 Important Amendments

• 52nd amendment 1985 – Anti defection law (10th schedule)

• 61st amendment 1989 – Age limit of voting reduced from 21 to 18
• 65th amendment 1990 – National commission for SC and STs
under Article 338 (89th amendment 2003 separate commission for
STs under article 338A)
• 73rd and 74th amendment 1992-93 – Panchayats and Municipality
• 86th amendment 2002 – Right to education under article 21A
 Important Amendments

• 91st amendment 2003 – 15% ministers in legislature

• 97th amendment 2011 – cooperative societies under part 9B and
article 243 (to form cooperative society a fundamental right
under article 19(1)(C)
• 99th amendment 2014 – established NJAC
• 100th Amendment 2015 – Land exchange between India and
Bangladesh
 Important Amendments

• 21st amendment 1967 – Sindhi language was added in 8th

schedule
• 71st amendment 1992 – Konkani, Manipuri & Nepali languages
were added
• 92nd amendment 2003 – Bodo, Dogri, Maithili & Santhali
languages were added in constitution
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