Top 80+ Solved Amendment of the Constitution MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following are correct regarding the Parliament's power of amendment? 1. It can amend the Fundamental Rights. 2. It can amend the basic structure of the Constitution.
a. Only I
b. Only II
c. Both I and II
d. None of the above
Q. The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was: [UDC 1993]
a. added by the first Amendment
b. added by the 24th Amendment
c. added by the 42nd Amendment
d. a part of the original Constitution
Q. The Amendment regarding the formation of a new State by separating territory from any other State must be passed by:
a. only Lok Sabha
b. only Rajya Sabha
c. both the Houses of Parliament
d. both the Houses of Parliament and before that the opinion of that State is to be ascertained by the President
Q. Of all the Amendments in the Indian Constitution, the most Comprehensive and Controversial Amendment was:
a. 42nd
b. 43rd
c. 44th
d. 45th
Q. By which Amendment, the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferredupon the Parliament? [NDA 1992]
a. 56th
b. 52nd
c. 42nd
d. 24th
Q. How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution?
a. Not less than half the number
b. Three-fourths of the number
c. At least 10 States
d. All States in some cases
Q. Which of these Amendments and their subject matter is/are incorrectly matched? 1. 26th Amendment - Abolition of titles and privileges of former rules of princely states 2. 21st Amendment - Curtailed the right to property 3. 51st Amendment - Curbed political defections 4. 61st Amendment - Reduced voting age.
a. I, II and IV
b. II, III and IV
c. I and IV
d. II and III
Q. What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Keshavanand Bharati case?
a. Parliament is supreme in the matters of legislation
b. In matters relating to compulsory acquisition of private property the court had the ultimate powers of determining what is public purpose under Article 31
c. The power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution cannot be so exercised as to alter the basic structure or the essential features of the Constitution
d. The Supreme Court has full authority to pronounce on the Constitutional Validity of any State law
Q. In the Minerva Mills batch of cases the Supreme Court has further reaffirmed its decision in :
a. Golakh Nath Case
b. Keshavanand Bharati case
c. Sajjan Singh Case
d. None of the above
Q. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Golakh Nath Case was that:
a. Judiciary is independent of Parliament
b. Fundamental Rights could not be amended or abridged
c. the Constitution is supreme
d. the basic structure of the Constitution should not be changed
Q. Put in chronological order the following Amendments to the Constitution. 1. Addition of Ninth Schedule to the Constitution. 2. Abolition of privy purses and privileges of former princes. 3. Insertion of XI Schedule 4. Removal of Right to Property from Constitutional Rights.
a. I, II, III, IV
b. II, I, IV, III
c. I, II, IV, III
d. IV, I, II, III
Q. Which of the following provisions can be amended by simple majority?
a. Creation of new States
b. Creation or abolition of upper houses in State Legislatures
c. Reconstitution of existing States
d. All of the above
Q. If the procedure for the election of the President of India is sought to be modified, which of the following conditions are required? 1. An Amendment of the Constitution passed by simple majority in Lok Sabha 2. A referendum 3. An Amendment of the Constitution passed by two-thirds majority in both Houses of Parliament. 4. Ratification of the legislatures of at least half the number of States.
a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
d. None of the above, as the election procedure cannot be changed
Q. As per the Anti-Defection Law, the final authority to decide on a member's disqualification from the House is :
a. President
b. Governor
c. Speaker of the House
d. Council of Ministers