The authority for amending the Constitution is outlined in Article ___ of the Indian Constitution.

368

True or False: The Parliament can amend the 'basic structure' of the Constitution according to the Kesavananda Bharati case.

False. The Supreme Court ruled that the 'basic structure' is beyond alteration.

Fill in the blank: The First Amendment Act of 1951 aimed at empowering states to achieve ___ justice with socially and economically backward classes.

Socio-economic

What significant change was introduced by the Forty-second Amendment Act of 1976?

It is known as the ‘Mini-constitution’, as it made very comprehensive changes to the constitution of India, including amending the Preamble to add the words 'socialist', 'secular', and 'integrity'.

Fill in the blank: The ___ Amendment Act of 1978 removed the right to property from the list of Fundamental Rights.

Forty-fourth

Which amendment provided for the establishment of the National Commission for Backward Classes as a constitutional body?

102nd Amendment Act, 2018

True or False: The 86th Amendment Act of 2002 made the Right to Education a fundamental right.

True

Fill in the blank: The ___ Amendment Act of 1992 provided constitutional status for Panchayati Raj institutions.

Seventy-third

What was the primary purpose of the Sixty-first Amendment Act of 1989?

The legal voting age changed from 21 to 18 years for Lok Sabha as well as Legislative Assemblies.

Fill in the blank: The ___ Amendment Act, 2016 introduced the Goods and Service Tax (GST) in the Indian Constitution.

101st