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The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 added which Part to the Constitution?

Correct answer: (B) Part IX — The Panchayats.

The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 added Part IX, titled The Panchayats, to the Constitution of India.

  1. (A)

    Part IVA — Fundamental Duties

  2. (B)

    Part IX — The Panchayats

  3. (C)

    Part XIV — Services under the Union and States

  4. (D)

    Part IXA — The Municipalities

Explanation

The 73rd Amendment is linked to Panchayati Raj because it constitutionalised the Panchayat framework by adding Part IX, headed The Panchayats, to the Constitution. The official Constitution text places this Part before Part IXA, and it runs through Articles 243 to 243-O. The Eleventh Schedule formed part of this constitutional package. Together, these provisions gave constitutional status to a three-tier Panchayati Raj system and made key institutional features mandatory: elections, reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women of not less than one-third, and a State Finance Commission. That is why the amendment is not about duties, services or municipalities, but specifically about Panchayats.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Part IVA concerns Fundamental Duties, while the 73rd Amendment dealt with Panchayats through Part IX, not citizens' duties.
  • (C) Part XIV covers services under the Union and the States, whereas the 73rd Amendment created constitutional provisions for Panchayats.
  • (D) Part IXA is titled The Municipalities and follows Part IX in the Constitution; it is not the Panchayat part added by the 73rd Amendment.

Concept

This tests the local self-government portion of Indian Polity, especially the constitutional status of Panchayati Raj. It recurs in RAS because amendments, schedules and article ranges are standard factual anchors for governance questions.

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