ANSWER: D.Article 368
SOLUTION : Article 368 of Part XX of the Indian Constitution outlines the procedure for amending the Constitution. This procedure allows Parliament to add to, change, or repeal any provision of the Constitution, as long as it follows the guidelines set out in the article. The procedure is intended to protect the Constitution and limit the Parliament’s arbitrary power.

ANSWER: C.7th schedule
SOLUTION: To amend seventh schedule of the Constitution, ratification of more than half of the state legislatures is essential.

ANSWER :B.52nd Amendment Act
SOLUTION:The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment (1985) to the Constitution. ‘Defection’ has been defined as, “To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group”.

ANSWER: B.42nd Amendment Act
SOLUTION: It has been amended by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976), which added three new words —socialist, secular and integrity.

ANSWER: C.61st Amendment Act
SOLUTION: The 61st Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years. This was done by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, which concerns to elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies.

ANSWER:B.Panchayats
SOLUTION: The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 deals with Panchayati Raj. The 73rd Amendment envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayat Raj system, which carries out the functions and powers assigned by the State Legislatures.

ANSWER: B.Article 1
SOLUTION: Article 1 of the Constitution states, “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States”. While the Constitution doesn’t mention the term “federal”, it does provide for a governance structure primarily federal in nature. It provides for separate governments at the Union and in the states.

ANSWER: D.Constitution Amendment Bill
SOLUTION: A constitution amendment bill must be passed by both lower house (Lok Sabha) and upper houses (Rajya Sabha) of Parliament separately.

ANSWER:B.42nd Amendment
SOLUTION: Raised the tenure of Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies from 5 to 6 years. Limits of the territorial waters, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the maritime zones of India. Enacted by the Janata Government mainly to nullify provisions introduced by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

ANSWER:D.42nd Amendment
SOLUTION:The 42nd amendment, officially known as The Constitution (Forty-second amendment) Act, 1976, was enacted during the Emergency (25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977) by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi.