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upsc-p1-current-affairs-places-in-news MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Practice questions
Q1Arrange the following in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Berubari advisory opinion 2. Enactment of India's maritime-zones Act 3. India-Bangladesh maritime boundary award in the Bay of Bengal 4. The 100th Constitutional Amendment implementing the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Berubari advisory opinion came in 1960, the maritime-zones Act was enacted in 1976, the India-Bangladesh maritime boundary award was delivered in 2014, and the 100th Constitutional Amendment followed in 2015. Hence the chronological order is 1-2-3-4.
Q2Consider the following statements about the constitutional treatment of territory: 1. The views of the concerned State Legislature on an Article 3 Bill bind Parliament. 2. A law under Articles 2 and 3 may amend the First and Fourth Schedules without being treated as an amendment under Article 368. 3. Parliament may legislate under Article 253 to implement international agreements even on a matter otherwise within the State sphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Article 4 permits consequential changes to the First and Fourth Schedules through laws under Articles 2 and 3 without the Article 368 route. Article 253 supports treaty implementation. Under Article 3, the State Legislature is consulted, but its view does not bind Parliament.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The Berubari advisory opinion held that cession of Indian territory to another country requires a constitutional amendment. 2. Article 3 by itself is sufficient for such cession because it covers alteration of a State's area or boundary. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect. Berubari, 1960 distinguished international cession from an internal alteration under Article 3: transferring Indian territory to another country requires a constitutional amendment, so Article 3 alone does not suffice.
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