Socialist 2. Secular 3. Integrity — 41 Indian Constitution & Governance PYQs with Answers | UKPSC PYQ Hub

Question 1

Lok Adalats were given legal status by which Constitutional Amendment? 43rd 44th

Accepted Answer

Amendment. Lok Adalats have been given statutory status under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Under the said Act, the award (decision) made by the Lok Adalats is deemed to be a decree of a Civil Court and is final and binding on all parties and no appeal against such an award lies before any court of law. • The Lok Adalat was established through the 42nd constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, which added article 323A to the constitution of India. Note :- The commission has deleted the question. Indian Constitution and Governance 124th

Question 2

To which of the following is the Constitutional Amendment Bill related to ?

Accepted Answer

Reservation for economically backward sections. 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019, provides 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections of the society. It amended two Fundamental Rights namely Article 15 and Article 16. It provides reservation for people who have an annual income of less than Rs 8 lakh or people who own less than five acres of farm land or people who have a house less than 1,000 sq feet in a town (or 100 sq yard in a notified municipal area).

Question 3

By which Constitutional Amendment was the 12th Schedule incorporated in the Indian Constitution ?

Accepted Answer

74th Constitutional Amendment. The Constitution 74th Amendment Act, 1992, incorporated 12th Schedule to the Constitution of India. The Constitution 74th Amendment Act, 1992 has introduced a new part namely Part IXA in the Constitution, which deals with the issues relating to municipalities. An illustrative list of functions that may be entrusted to the municipalities has been incorporated as the Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution.

Question 4

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments is associated with the lowering of voting age in India?

Accepted Answer

61st Amendment. The Constitution (61st Amendment) Act, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.

Question 5

How many times has the President declared National Emergency so far?

Accepted Answer

Thrice. National emergency (Article 352) can be imposed on the grounds of War, External Aggression and Armed Rebellion. Till date, National Emergency has been imposed by the President of India thrice; First China's attack on India (October 1962 to January 1968), Second for Pakistan attack on India (3rd December, 1971 to 21 March 1977) and Third on the grounds of Internal Disturbance (25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977).

Question 6

By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent reservation in the admission to educational institutions?

Accepted Answer

93rd 96th. By the Constitution Amendment, 2005, 27 percent reservation in the admission to educational institutions has been given to OBCs (Other Backward Classes). The Constitution 93rd Amendment, 2005 added clause (5) in Article 15, which asserts that nothing shall prevent the State from making any special provision by law for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in so far as such special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions.

Question 7

‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force:

Accepted Answer

In 2010. Right to Education (RTE) and Article 21A 1st came into effect on April, 2010. The Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A in the Constitution to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years as a Fundamental Right. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 means that every child has a right to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards.

Question 8

In which year fundamental Duties of Citizens were introduced by 42nd Amendment?

Accepted Answer

1976. The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment, 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in Part IVA (Article 51A) of the Constitution. Article 51(A) describes 11 fundamental duties.