Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers on the topic “Amendments to the Indian Constitution: Procedure and Significance”
1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides the procedure for its amendment?
- a) Article 368
- b) Article 356
- c) Article 32
- d) Article 14
- Answer: a) Article 368
2. What is the minimum majority required for a Constitutional Amendment in India?
- a) Simple majority
- b) Absolute majority
- c) Special majority
- d) Two-thirds majority
- Answer: c) Special majority
3. Which of the following amendments is known as the “Mini Constitution”?
- a) 42nd Amendment
- b) 44th Amendment
- c) 61st Amendment
- d) 73rd Amendment
- Answer: a) 42nd Amendment
4. Which Article allows Parliament to amend the Constitution?
- a) Article 356
- b) Article 368
- c) Article 370
- d) Article 35
- Answer: b) Article 368
5. Which of the following amendments removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights?
- a) 42nd Amendment
- b) 44th Amendment
- c) 61st Amendment
- d) 73rd Amendment
- Answer: b) 44th Amendment
6. What is required for an amendment affecting the federal structure?
- a) Ratification by half of the state legislatures
- b) Approval of the President
- c) Simple majority in Lok Sabha
- d) No special procedure required
- Answer: a) Ratification by half of the state legislatures
7. The first amendment to the Constitution was enacted in which year?
- a) 1951
- b) 1952
- c) 1955
- d) 1950
- Answer: a) 1951
8. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the procedure for amendment by the States?
- a) Article 356
- b) Article 368
- c) Article 370
- d) Article 372
- Answer: b) Article 368
9. Which of the following amendments is related to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
- a) 73rd Amendment
- b) 74th Amendment
- c) 77th Amendment
- d) 79th Amendment
- Answer: c) 77th Amendment
10. The 86th Amendment to the Constitution relates to which of the following?
- a) Right to education
- b) Panchayati Raj
- c) Reservation in education
- d) National Flag
- Answer: a) Right to education
11. Which Amendment Act made the Constitution a living document by expanding the definition of Fundamental Rights?
- a) 42nd Amendment
- b) 44th Amendment
- c) 61st Amendment
- d) 73rd Amendment
- Answer: a) 42nd Amendment
12. Which of the following is NOT a subject of the Concurrent List?
- a) Education
- b) Forests
- c) Trade
- d) Marriage
- Answer: d) Marriage
13. What is the term used for an amendment that requires the approval of a simple majority in both Houses of Parliament?
- a) Simple amendment
- b) Special amendment
- c) Ordinary amendment
- d) Constitutional amendment
- Answer: c) Ordinary amendment
14. Which Article deals with the amendment of the Constitution by Parliament?
- a) Article 368
- b) Article 370
- c) Article 375
- d) Article 356
- Answer: a) Article 368
15. Which amendment provided for the establishment of the Panchayati Raj system in India?
- a) 61st Amendment
- b) 73rd Amendment
- c) 74th Amendment
- d) 86th Amendment
- Answer: b) 73rd Amendment
16. Which of the following statements is true regarding the 44th Amendment?
- a) It reinstated the right to property as a Fundamental Right.
- b) It repealed the 42nd Amendment.
- c) It provided for the establishment of the Finance Commission.
- d) It limited the power of the judiciary.
- Answer: b) It repealed the 42nd Amendment.
17. Which of the following can initiate the process of amending the Constitution?
- a) Only the President
- b) Only the Prime Minister
- c) Parliament
- d) State Legislatures
- Answer: c) Parliament
18. Which of the following amendments provided for the establishment of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
- a) 77th Amendment
- b) 89th Amendment
- c) 86th Amendment
- d) 90th Amendment
- Answer: b) 89th Amendment
19. Which Article prohibits Parliament from amending the provisions related to the representation of states in Parliament?
- a) Article 368
- b) Article 83
- c) Article 4
- d) Article 83(2)
- Answer: c) Article 4
20. Which of the following is NOT a reason for amending the Constitution?
- a) To adapt to changing circumstances
- b) To rectify anomalies
- c) To reinforce the Basic Structure
- d) To consolidate political power
- Answer: d) To consolidate political power
21. The 100th Amendment to the Constitution relates to which of the following?
- a) Special provisions for Nagaland
- b) Amendments related to the Union Territories
- c) Provisions for the representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- d) Implementation of the GST
- Answer: a) Special provisions for Nagaland
22. The power to amend the Constitution is vested in which of the following?
- a) The Parliament
- b) The President
- c) The Supreme Court
- d) The State Legislatures
- Answer: a) The Parliament
23. Which of the following amendments is associated with the Right to Education?
- a) 86th Amendment
- b) 73rd Amendment
- c) 74th Amendment
- d) 42nd Amendment
- Answer: a) 86th Amendment
24. Which Amendment Act was enacted to increase the number of members in the Rajya Sabha?
- a) 73rd Amendment
- b) 86th Amendment
- c) 91st Amendment
- d) 42nd Amendment
- Answer: c) 91st Amendment
25. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Constitution that can be amended?
- a) Fundamental Rights
- b) The Preamble
- c) The Directive Principles of State Policy
- d) The procedure for amendment itself
- Answer: b) The Preamble
26. What is the significance of the 42nd Amendment?
- a) It expanded the scope of Fundamental Rights.
- b) It limited the power of the Supreme Court.
- c) It strengthened the Directive Principles.
- d) It introduced the concept of judicial review.
- Answer: c) It strengthened the Directive Principles.
27. Which of the following is a method for amending the Constitution?
- a) By Presidential order
- b) By simple resolution in Parliament
- c) By a joint session of Parliament
- d) By passing a bill in Parliament
- Answer: d) By passing a bill in Parliament
28. Which of the following amendments specifically addresses the issue of the electoral process in India?
- a) 61st Amendment
- b) 73rd Amendment
- c) 74th Amendment
- d) 91st Amendment
- Answer: d) 91st Amendment
29. Which Article specifies the procedure for the amendment of the Constitution?
- a) Article 368
- b) Article 356
- c) Article 370
- d) Article 356A
- Answer: a) Article 368
30. The 61st Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age to what?
- a) 21 years
- b) 18 years
- c) 20 years
- d) 16 years
- Answer: b) 18 years
These questions cover various aspects of the amendments to the Indian Constitution, including procedures, specific amendments, and their significance, which would be relevant for a Civil Services Examination.
