Amendment of the Constitution
1 solved SSC CGL Polity previous year questions on Amendment of the Constitution, each with the correct answer and a full explanation.
Q1
Which amendment act added the Fundamental duties in the constitution?
✓ Correct answer: b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
ExplanationThe 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, passed in 1976, introduced the Fundamental duties into the constitution.This amendment added a total of 10 Fundamental duties, based on recommendations from the Swaran Singh committee in 1976. The 11th Fundamental Duty was incorporated later in 2002 by the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act.These duties are listed under Article 51A, which falls under Part IV-A of the Constitution.Notably, the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act rectified certain distortions introduced by the 42nd Amendment Act.Additionally, the 51st Constitutional Amendment Act provided reservations for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of certain northeastern states.Meanwhile, the 38th Constitutional Amendment Act aimed to enhance the powers of the President and Governors in issuing ordinances.Hence, the correct answer is "42nd Constitutional Amendment Act."
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