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SSC CGL Polity – Amendment of the Constitution & Basic Structure – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: Indian Polity & Governance. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
True/false countHow many statements are true?
1. An amendment Bill needs the President's prior recommendation.
2. State ratification needs half the States.
3. Art. 368 itself can be amended only with State ratification.
4. A joint sitting can pass an amendment Bill.
1. An amendment Bill needs the President's prior recommendation.
2. State ratification needs half the States.
3. Art. 368 itself can be amended only with State ratification.
4. A joint sitting can pass an amendment Bill.
Correct Answer: D [Two]
Explanation:
2 and 3 true; no prior recommendation, no joint sitting.
2.
NumericalThe Rajya Sabha passes an Art. 249 resolution with 240 members present and voting. The minimum 'yes' votes needed:
Correct Answer: B [160]
Explanation:
Art. 249 needs only two-thirds of those present and voting: 2/3 × 240 = 160.
3.
Correctly matched pairWhich pair is correctly matched?
Correct Answer: D [93rd Amendment – Art. 15(5)]
Explanation:
93rd – 15(5); 77th – 16(4A); 86th – 21A; 106th – 330A; 103rd – 15(6), 16(6).
4.
Using 'Add 34', the year in the title of the Forty-third Amendment Act is:
Correct Answer: A [1977]
Explanation:
Answer: 1977. 43 + 34 = 77.
5.
Spot My Mistake“The 73rd Amendment created Municipalities and the Twelfth Schedule.” The correct statement is:
Correct Answer: C [The 73rd created Panchayats and the Eleventh Schedule]
Explanation:
73rd – Panchayats (11th); 74th – Municipalities (12th).
6.
Reverse questionWhich provision is NOT in the proviso to Art. 368(2)?
Correct Answer: B [Art. 21]
Explanation:
Ratification list: 54, 55, 73, 162, 241, 279A, SC/HC chapters, Lists, representation, 368.
7.
The 39th Amendment (1975) inserted Art. 329A. It dealt with:
Correct Answer: D [elections of the Prime Minister and the Speaker]
Explanation:
329A put these elections outside the courts; the case Indira Nehru Gandhi v.
8.
Assertion–Reason
A: The 99th Amendment was struck down even though Parliament passed it by special majority and States ratified it.
R: An amendment that violates the basic structure is invalid.
A: The 99th Amendment was struck down even though Parliament passed it by special majority and States ratified it.
R: An amendment that violates the basic structure is invalid.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]
Explanation:
NJAC case (2015): independence of the judiciary is a basic feature.
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