Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Polity and Indian Constitution

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Amendments to the Constitution of India

List-II 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:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

List-I Amendments to the Constitution of India

List-II Provisions added

(A) 52nd Amendment

(II) 10th Schedule (Disqualification on grounds of defection)

(B) 42nd Amendment

(III) 51A (Fundamental Duties)

(C) 86th Amendment

(IV) 21A (Right to Education)

(D) 89th Amendment

(I) 338A (National Commission for Scheduled Tribes)

(A) 52nd Amendment (1985) $\rightarrow$ (II) 10th Schedule: Often called the Anti-Defection Law, this amendment was introduced to prevent political defections by providing for the disqualification of members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the grounds of changing parties.

(B) 42nd Amendment (1976) $\rightarrow$ (III) 51A: Known as the "Mini-Constitution," this amendment added a new Part IV-A to the Constitution, which contains the Fundamental Duties of citizens under Article 51A.

(C) 86th Amendment (2002) $\rightarrow$ (IV) 21A: This amendment made education a Fundamental Right for children between the ages of 6 and 14 years by inserting Article 21A (Right to Education).

(D) 89th Amendment (2003) $\rightarrow$ (I) 338A: This amendment bifurcated the combined National Commission for SCs and STs into two separate bodies. It inserted Article 338A to establish the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes