Arrange the following constitutional amendment acts chronologically-
A. The act amended the constitution to introduce ‘The Goods and Service Tax’
B. The act provided constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes
C. The act restores the power of state governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes
D. The act provides 33% reservations for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, C, D
A. The Goods and Services Tax — the 101st Amendment Act, 2016 introduced GST, a single tax on the supply of goods and services in place of many central and state taxes; it came into force on 1 July 2017.
B. Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes — the 102nd Amendment Act, 2018 added Article 338B and made the NCBC a constitutional body.
C. Power of the states to identify Socially and Economically Backward Classes restored — the 105th Amendment Act, 2021, passed after the Supreme Court held in May 2021 that the 102nd Amendment had left this power with the Centre alone.
D. One-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies — the 106th Amendment Act, 2023, the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.