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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. The Twelfth Schedule is linked with powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities. 2. The Eleventh Schedule is linked with powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats. 3. The Ninth Schedule contains provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Constitution's contents link the Twelfth Schedule to Municipalities and the Eleventh Schedule to Panchayats. Statement 3 is incorrect because defection is covered by the Tenth Schedule, while the Ninth Schedule validates certain Acts and Regulations.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 amended the Constitution to introduce GST. 2. Under the GST framework, Parliament and State Legislatures have concurrent powers to make laws on GST. 3. Alcohol for human consumption was brought within the immediate purview of GST. 4. The GST Council consists of the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister and Chief Ministers of all States. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are true. PRS records the Bill as introducing GST and giving concurrent GST law-making powers to Parliament and State Legislatures. Statement 3 is false: alcohol for human consumption was exempted. Statement 4 is false: PRS lists the Union Finance Minister, Union Minister of State for Revenue and State Finance Ministers, not the Prime Minister/Home Minister/Chief Ministers.
Q3Consider the following statements about the 73rd and 74th Amendments: 1. The Twelfth Schedule contains matters such as urban planning including town planning. 2. The Twelfth Schedule was added by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992. 3. The Eleventh Schedule was added by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the Twelfth Schedule includes urban planning, and it was added by the 74th Amendment. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Eleventh Schedule was added by the 73rd Amendment.
Q4Consider the following statements about the 73rd Constitutional Amendment: 1. It added a new Part IX titled "The Panchayats" and a new Eleventh Schedule. 2. The Eleventh Schedule added by it contains 18 subjects for Panchayats. 3. It gave constitutional form to the idea contained in Article 40 regarding village panchayats. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The 73rd Amendment added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule, and it implements the Article 40 idea of village panchayats. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Eleventh Schedule contains 29 subjects, not 18.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. The 102nd Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes. 2. After the 105th Amendment route, the President's SEBC list remains a list for all State and Union Territory purposes. 3. The 2021 amendment enabled States and Union Territories to prepare their own lists of socially and educationally backward classes. 4. Such State or Union Territory lists must be made by law and may differ from the central list. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: PRS records that the 102nd Amendment gave constitutional status to the NCBC. Statement 2 is false because the 2021 amendment limited the President's notified list to central government purposes. Statement 3 is true because the amendment allowed States and Union Territories to prepare their own SEBC lists. Statement 4 is true: PRS notes that these lists must be made by law and may differ from the central list.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. Article 279A, inserted by the 101st Constitutional Amendment, provides for the Goods and Services Tax Council. 2. Under Article 279A, the President had to constitute the GST Council within sixty years of commencement of the 101st Amendment. 3. The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of the GST Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. The 24th Constitutional Amendment inserted Article 13(4), making Article 13 inapplicable to amendments made under Article 368. 2. The 24th Constitutional Amendment changed Article 368 so that the President shall give assent to a Constitution Amendment Bill passed by both Houses. 3. The 24th Constitutional Amendment deleted Article 31 and made the right to property only a legal right. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. Article 368 requires State ratification when an amendment changes the representation of States in Parliament. 2. Article 368 requires State ratification when an amendment changes any of the Lists in the Seventh Schedule. 3. Article 368 requires State ratification for every change in the Directive Principles of State Policy. 4. Article 368 requires State ratification when an amendment changes the powers of the Supreme Court. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about constitutional amendments in India: 1. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment substituted "SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC" in the Preamble. 2. The 44th Constitutional Amendment omitted Article 31 on compulsory acquisition of property. 3. The 86th Constitutional Amendment inserted Article 21A on free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about the 44th Constitutional Amendment: 1. It made the right to property cease to be a Fundamental Right and become a legal right. 2. It replaced internal disturbance with armed rebellion as a ground for National Emergency. 3. It required an Emergency proclamation to be based on written advice tendered by the Cabinet. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements: 1. The 106th Amendment provided 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. 2. Its enforcement was made contingent on a fresh delimitation exercise after the next census. 3. Article 368 requires only a simple majority for all Constitution Amendment Bills. 4. The 105th Amendment clarified that the Central List under Article 342A is only for Central purposes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about the 42nd Constitutional Amendment: 1. It inserted Article 39A on equal justice and free legal aid. 2. It inserted Article 48A on protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife. 3. It inserted Part IVA containing Fundamental Duties. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about the 42nd Constitutional Amendment: 1. It substituted the Preamble expression "SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC" with "SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC". 2. It replaced the words "unity of the Nation" in the Preamble with "unity and federalism of the Nation". 3. It inserted Part IVA on Fundamental Duties into the Constitution. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the 86th Constitutional Amendment: 1. It inserted Article 21A providing free and compulsory education for children aged six to fourteen years. 2. It substituted Article 45 to direct the State to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete six years of age. 3. It added a Fundamental Duty requiring the State to provide education to every citizen up to eighteen years of age. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about Article 21A and Article 45: 1. The 86th Amendment inserted Article 21A after Article 21. 2. Article 21A requires free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of 18 years. 3. The 86th Amendment substituted a new Article 45 for the old Article 45. Which of the statements given above are correct?