Amendment & Basic Structure PYQs

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1. Prelims 2025Q58Amendment & Basic Structure

   Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India :

   I.List I–Union List, in the Seventh Schedule

   II.Extent of the executive power of a State

   III.Conditions of the Governor's office For a constitutional amendment with respect to which of the above, ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States is required before presenting the bill to the President of India for assent?

   aI and II onlybII and III onlycI and III onlydI, II and III
2. Prelims 2024Q66Amendment & Basic Structure

   As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of :

   1.Addition

   2.Variation

   3.Repeal

   Select the correct answer using the code given below :

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2024Q72Amendment & Basic Structure

   The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages ?

   1.Konkani

   2.Manipuri

   3.Nepali

   4.Maithili

   Select the correct answer using the code given below :

   a1, 2 and 3b1, 2 and 4c1, 3 and 4d2, 3 and 4
4. Prelims 2022Q13Amendment & Basic Structure

   Consider the following statements :

   1.A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India.

   2.When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent.

   3.A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting.

   Which of the statements given above are correct ?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
5. Prelims 2020Q13Amendment & Basic StructureAnswer disputed

   Consider the following statements :

   1.The Constitution of India defines its ‘basic structure’ in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights and democracy.

   2.The Constitution of India provides for ‘judicial review’ to safeguard the citizens’ liberties and to preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is based.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
6. Prelims 2019Q45Amendment & Basic Structure

   Consider the following statements :

   1.The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.

   2.The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
7. Prelims 2019Q47Amendment & Basic Structure

   The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of

   aJawaharlal NehrubLal Bahadur ShastricIndira GandhidMorarji Desai
8. Prelims 2018Q5Amendment & Basic Structure

   Consider the following statements :

   1.The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India.

   2.The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
9. Prelims 2013Q11Amendment & Basic Structure

   Consider the following statements:

   1.An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a Bill in the Lok Sabha only.

   2.If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
10. Prelims 2009Q86Amendment & Basic Structure

    Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the People ?

    a90thb91stc92ndd93rd
11. Prelims 2008Q99Amendment & Basic Structure

    Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

    aConstitution (Ninetieth Amendment) ActbConstitution (Ninety-first Amendment) ActcConstitution (Ninety-second Amendment) ActdConstitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
12. Prelims 2007Q7Amendment & Basic Structure

    Which of the Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 percent of the total number in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?

    a91stb93rdc95thd97th
13. Prelims 2006Q23Amendment & Basic Structure

    What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to?

    aAbolition of Legislative Councils in certain StatesbIntroduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside IndiacProviding quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.dProviding quota for religious minorities in the services under the Central Government.
14. Prelims 2005Q142Amendment & Basic Structure

    The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to:

    aEmpowering the Centre to levy and appropriate service taxbThe Constitution of the National Judicial CommissioncReadjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of the Population Census 2001dThe demarcation of new boundaries between States
15. Prelims 2003Q66Amendment & Basic Structure

    Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately, by special majority?

    aOrdinary BillbMoney BillcFinance BilldConstitution Amendment Bill
16. Prelims 2003Q124Amendment & Basic Structure

    Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?

    a6th and 22ndb13th and 38thc7th and 31std11th and 42nd
17. Prelims 2003Q148Amendment & Basic Structure

    The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

    aFirst AmendmentbEighth AmendmentcNinth AmendmentdForty second Amendment
18. Prelims 2002Q140Amendment & Basic Structure

    The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the

    acontinuation of reservation for backward classes in government employmentbfree and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 yearscreservation of 30 per cent posts for women in government recruitmentsdallocation of a greater number of parliamentary seats for recently created States
19. Prelims 2001Q23Amendment & Basic Structure

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Amendments to the Constitution)

    A.The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991

    B.The Constitution (Seventy-fifth Amendment) Act, 1994

    C.The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000

    D.The Constitution (Eighty-third Amendment) Act, 2000

    List II (Contents)

    1.Establishment of State-level Rent Tribunals

    2.No reservations for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh

    3.Constitution of Panchayats in Villages or at other local levels

    4.Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission

    5.According the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi

    aA-5, B-1, C-4, D-2bA-1, B-5, C-3, D-4cA-5, B-1, C-3, D-4dA-1, B-5, C-4, D-2
20. Prelims 1999Q8Amendment & Basic Structure

    Consider the following statements: An amendment of the Constitution of India can be initiated by the

    I.Lok Sabha.

    II.Rajya Sabha.

    III.State Legislatures.

    IV.President.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct?

    aI alonebI, II and IIIcII, III and IVdI and II
21. Prelims 1995Q17Amendment & Basic Structure

    Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States?

    I.Election of the President

    II.Representation of States in Parliament

    III.Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule

    IV.Abolition of the Legislative Council of a State

    Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

    aI, II and IIIbI, II and IVcI, III and IVdII, III and IV