Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendments to the Constitution of India | Provisions added | ||
| (A) | 52nd Amendment | (I) | 338A (National Commission for Scheduled Tribes) |
| (B) | 42nd Amendment | (II) | 10th Schedule (Disqualification on grounds of defection) |
| (C) | 86th Amendment | (III) | 51A (Fundamental Duties) |
| (D) | 89th Amendment | (IV) | 21A (Right to Education) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
(A) 52nd Amendment — this matches (II) 10th Schedule (Disqualification on grounds of defection). The 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 added the Tenth Schedule, the anti-defection law, under which a legislator who leaves the party or defies its whip can be disqualified.
(B) 42nd Amendment — this matches (III) 51A (Fundamental Duties). The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 added Part IVA with Article 51A, the Fundamental Duties of citizens, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
(C) 86th Amendment — this matches (IV) 21A (Right to Education). The 86th Amendment Act, 2002 made free and compulsory education for children of 6 to 14 years a Fundamental Right under Article 21A.
(D) 89th Amendment — this matches (I) 338A (National Commission for Scheduled Tribes). The 89th Amendment Act, 2003 split the joint commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and created a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes under Article 338A.