Amendment Of The Constitution PYQs — 21 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India : List I-Union List, in the Seventh Schedule Extent of the executive power of a State Conditions of the Governor's office For a constitutional amendment with respect to which of the above, ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States is required before presenting the bill to the President of India for assent?

Accepted Answer

A. I and II only

Question 2

As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of : Addition Variation Repeal Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Accepted Answer

D. 1, 2 and 3

Question 3

In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights?

Accepted Answer

A. 1st Amendment

Question 4

Consider the following statements : A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent. A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Accepted Answer

B. 2 and 3 only

Question 5

The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of

Accepted Answer

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 6

Consider the following statements : The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

B. 2 only

Question 7

Consider the following statements : The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Accepted Answer

A. 1 only

Question 8

Consider the following statements: An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Question 9

Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Minister shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the People?

Accepted Answer

B. 9lst

Question 10

Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the list of languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

Accepted Answer

C. Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act

Question 11

Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?

Accepted Answer

A. 91st

Question 12

Consider the following statements:

Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age-group by the State by the seventy-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of India.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
Education was included in the Concurrent List by the Forty second Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India'.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

C. 2 and 3

Question 13

The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to:

Accepted Answer

D. the demarcation of new boundaries between States.

Question 14

Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliamentary separately by special majority?

Accepted Answer

D. Constitution Amendment Bill

Question 15

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:

Accepted Answer

A. First Amendment

Question 16

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?

Accepted Answer

C. 7th & 31st

Question 17

The 93rd Constitution Amendment deals with the:

Accepted Answer

B. free and compulsory education for all children between the age of6 and 14 years

Question 18

Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

Accepted Answer

D. 44th

Question 19

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

(Amendments to the Constitution and their Provisions)

	List-I (Amendments to the Constitution)	List-II (Provisions)
A.	The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991	1. Establishment of state-level Rent Tribunals
B.	The Constitution (Seventy-fifth Amendment) Act, 1994	2. No reservations for Schedules Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh
C.	The Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2000	3. Constitution of Panchayats in Villages or at other local levels
D.	The Constitution (Eighty-third Amendment) Act, 2000	4. Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission
		5. According to the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi

Accepted Answer

A. A-5, B-1, C-4, D-2

Question 20

Consider the following statements: Amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the: Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha State Legislature President Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

D. 1 and 2

Question 21

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Reservation of thirty-three percent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislature does not require any Constitutional amendment:

Reason (R) : Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three percent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

D. A is false but R is true