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upsc-p1-history-towards-independence-partition MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the constitutional framework for territorial reorganisation, consider the following statements: 1. Article 2 deals with the admission or establishment of new States. 2. Under Article 3, the concerned State Legislature gives its views after a Presidential reference but does not possess a binding veto. 3. A law under Articles 2 and 3 may amend the First and Fourth Schedules without being deemed a constitutional amendment under Article 368. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Article 2 covers admission or establishment, Article 3 permits formation and alteration after the concerned legislature is asked for its views, and Article 4 expressly allows consequential changes to the First and Fourth Schedules without using the Article 368 amendment procedure.
Q2With reference to the administrative consolidation of princely states, consider the following statements: 1. Several former princely-state unions were placed in the Part B category under the Constitution of 1950. 2. The Seventh Amendment and the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 ended the Part A, Part B and Part C classification. 3. The Rajpramukh arrangement made the authority of former rulers a permanent feature of all Indian States. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Part B included many princely-state unions, and the 1956 reorganisation ended the earlier Part categories. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Rajpramukh was a transitional constitutional device in some unions, not a permanent arrangement for every State.
Q3Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: A. Goa became a State B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was added as a Union Territory through the Tenth Amendment C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into one Union Territory D. Goa, Daman and Diu were included as a Union Territory through the Twelfth Amendment Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option D is correct. Dadra and Nagar Haveli entered as a Union Territory through the Tenth Amendment in 1961; Goa, Daman and Diu followed through the Twelfth Amendment in 1962; Goa became a State in 1987; and the remaining territories were combined into one Union Territory in 2020.
Q4Consider the following statements regarding privy purses: 1. The Presidential order of 1970 permanently abolished privy purses after being upheld in Madhav Rao Scindia v. Union of India. 2. The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1971 inserted Article 363A and abolished the recognition of rulers and privy purses. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Madhav Rao Scindia invalidated the 1970 derecognition order because the executive could not bypass the constitutional guarantees then in force. Statement 2 is correct; abolition followed through the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which inserted Article 363A and repealed the earlier guarantees.
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