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BPSC Constitutional Amendments — practice questions

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Which Amendment of the Constitution gave priority to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?Read the answer and worked solution →A major portion of the Constitution:Read the answer and worked solution →The provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given in :Read the answer and worked solution →Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments?Read the answer and worked solution →Indian Constitution was amended for the first time in :Read the answer and worked solution →The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India was:Read the answer and worked solution →Of all the Amendments in the Indian Constitution, the most Comprehensive and Controversial Amendment was:Read the answer and worked solution →By which Amendment, the power to amend the Constitution was specifically conferred upon the Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →How many States are required to ratify certain Amendments to the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →As per the Anti-Defection Law, the final authority to decide on a member's disqualification from the House is:Read the answer and worked solution →National Capital Territory of Delhi has been constituted by:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Amendment provided for an authoritative version of the Constitution in Hindi?Read the answer and worked solution →Extradiction means:Read the answer and worked solution →Civil servants are not permitted to become:Read the answer and worked solution →Next to Hindi, language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian subcontinent is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Ashok Mehta Committee laid greater emphasis on;Read the answer and worked solution →Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?Read the answer and worked solution →The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following Union Ministries is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry)?Read the answer and worked solution →Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) comes under which one of the following Ministries?Read the answer and worked solution →In which one of the following years did the Right to Information Act come into force?Read the answer and worked solution →Holding a 'Bandh' was declared illegal for the first time in India by which one of the following High Courts?Read the answer and worked solution →By Convention, who of the following is the Chairman of Press Council of India?Read the answer and worked solution →The National Commission for Women was created byRead the answer and worked solution →The song 'Jana-Gana-Mana' composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title ofRead the answer and worked solution →Who is the head of the National Defence Committee?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following is not an independent Department under the Government of India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution envisages:Read the answer and worked solution →An aggrieved public servant of the Union can challenge the decisions of the Administrative Tribunal:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which Amendment of the Constitution gave priority to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights?

  1. 24th Amendment
  2. 42nd Amendment
  3. 39th Amendment
  4. 40th Amendment
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Correct answer: B. 42nd Amendment

This Constitutional Amendments item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: 42nd Amendment. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank)_

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A major portion of the Constitution:

  1. can be amended by simple majority
  2. can be amended only with State ratification
  3. can be amended by two-thirds majority
  4. cannot be amended
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Correct answer: C. can be amended by two-thirds majority

This Constitutional Amendments item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: can be amended by two-thirds majority. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank)_

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The provision of amending the Constitutional Provision is given in :

  1. Part XIX Article 356
  2. Part XX Article 356
  3. Part XIX Article 368
  4. Part XX Article 368
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Correct answer: D. Part XX Article 368

This Constitutional Amendments item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: Part XX Article 368. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank)_

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