Question 1

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

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 2

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

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

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 3

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

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 4

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

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 5

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

By simple majority of the Parliament
By special majority of the Parliament
By special majority of the Parliament and consent of half of the state legislatures
By special majority of the Parliament and consent of all of the state legislatures
By special majority of the Parliament and consent of three fourth of the state legislatures

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 6

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

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 7

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

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 8

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

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 9

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

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 10

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

Answer

Correct Option: E

Question 11

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

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 12

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

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 13

Which of the following pairs is/are incorrectly matched?

1^st Amendment Act, 1951 - Added ninth schedule
42^nd Amendment Act, 1976 - Included Fundamental Duties
44^th Amendment Act, 1978 - Increased the term of Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from 5 to 6 years
25^th Amendment Act, 1971 - Curtailed the Fundamental rRight to Property
24^th Amendment Act, 1971 - Made compulsory for the president to give his assent to the Constitution Amendment Bill

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 14

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

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 15

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

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

Answer

Correct Option: B

Description: Constitutional Amendments 1
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Sundari Chatterjee
Tags: Indian Polity Constitutional Amendments amendments Constitution of India