Polity Amendments Test 8

1. In which of the following sections of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 is Chandigarh defined as a Union Territory?

2.Which Constitutional Amendment gave constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions?

3. As per Section 2 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, ‘Antiquities’ include 'any manuscript, record or other document which is of scientific, historical, literary or aesthetic value and which has been in existence for not less than ______ years'.

4.In which year did the Government of India pass the Disabilities Act?

5.Which amendment of the Constitution of India incorporated Goa, Daman and Diu as the eighth union territory of India, by amending the First Schedule to the Constitution?

6. By which amendment of the Constitution of India were the terms ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ added in the preamble?

7. What is the minimum age to be an eligible voter for Lok Sabha elections?

8.Through which amendment was the Tenth Schedule added to the Constitution of India?

9.Which of the following Amendment Acts of the Constitution of India conferred statehood to Goa and formed a new union territory comprising of Daman and Diu?

10.The first hour of every parliamentary meeting is for _____.

11.As of 30th June 2020, the Preamble to the Indian Constitution was amended ______.

12.As per the Constitution ninety-first amendment act, 2003, the total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State cannot exceed ______ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

13. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India was invoked by the Kerala government to file a petition against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court on 14 January 2020?

14.Which of the following words was inserted in the Preamble by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?

15.When was the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act enacted?

16.In which year was the first amendment to the Constitution of India made?

17. Under which of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India is defection to another party after election made illegal?

18. _________ Constitution Amendment Act, 2002 provided for free and compulsory elementary education to all children.

19.Which amendment made it mandatory for the President to give his assent to the Constitutional Amendment bills?

20.Under which constitutional amendment act, the Preamble of the Constitution was amended ?

21.Which schedule of the Indian Constitution is related to the Municipalities?