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For amendments needing State consent, what majority must a State legislature give?Read the answer and worked solution →By 12 January 2019, how many times had the Constitution been amended in 69 years?Read the answer and worked solution →Ten amendments were passed in just three years during the Congress dominance era. Which years?Read the answer and worked solution →The 15th Amendment raised the retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?Read the answer and worked solution →In which country can the people themselves initiate a constitutional amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three amendments, passed during the 1975 Emergency, are considered the most controversial?Read the answer and worked solution →The 42nd Amendment extended the Lok Sabha term from five years to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which amendment?Read the answer and worked solution →Which amendments cancelled most of the changes made by the 38th, 39th and 42nd?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is the final authority on whether an amendment violates the basic structure?Read the answer and worked solution →Is the basic structure doctrine written in the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →In 2000 a commission reviewed the working of the Constitution. Who chaired it?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the amendment rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Emergency amendmentsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the amendmentsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the majoritiesRead the answer and worked solution →Parliament alone or States tooRead the answer and worked solution →Kinds of amendmentRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Amendment bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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For amendments needing State consent, what majority must a State legislature give?

  1. Three fourths majority
  2. Unanimous decision
  3. Simple majority
  4. Two thirds majority
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Correct answer: C. Simple majority

1. Half the States must pass the bill. 2. A simple majority in each State is enough. 3. This keeps the process workable. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 9, Constitution as a Living Document._

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By 12 January 2019, how many times had the Constitution been amended in 69 years?

  1. 27
  2. 42
  3. 250
  4. 103
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Correct answer: D. 103

1. The Constitution completed 69 years on 26 January 2019. 2. It had 103 amendments. 3. Every decade saw a steady stream. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 9, Constitution as a Living Document._

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Ten amendments were passed in just three years during the Congress dominance era. Which years?

  1. 1974 to 1976
  2. 1950 to 1952
  3. 1991 to 1993
  4. 2010 to 2012
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Correct answer: A. 1974 to 1976

1. The 1970 to 1990 decades saw many amendments. 2. Ten came between 1974 and 1976. 3. Ten more came between 2001 and 2003. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 9, Constitution as a Living Document._

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