1. What was the primary objective of the First Amendment (1951) to the Indian Constitution?
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A) Expand fundamental rights
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B) Impose reasonable restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression, to prevent abuse of freedom, and to maintain public order
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C) Establish linguistic states
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D) Redraw state boundaries
Answer: B) Impose reasonable restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression, to prevent abuse of freedom, and to maintain public order on freedom of speech
2. Why was the Seventh Amendment (1956) significant?
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A) Redrew state boundaries based on linguistic lines
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B) Imposed restrictions on freedom of speech
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C) Established linguistic states
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D) Extended the term of the Lok Sabha
Answer: A) Redrew state boundaries based on linguistic lines
3. What did the Tenth Amendment (1961) accomplish?
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A) Redrew state boundaries based on linguistic lines
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B) Established linguistic states
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C) Included Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory
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D) Extended the term of the Lok Sabha
Answer: C) Included Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory
4. What were the key elements introduced by the Forty-Second Amendment (1976)?
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A) Redrawing state boundaries
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B) Strengthening fundamental rights
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C) Limiting judicial review and extending terms of legislatures
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D) Establishing the National Judicial Appointments Commission
Answer: C) Limiting judicial review and extending terms of legislatures
5. What did the Forty-Fourth Amendment (1978) primarily aim to restore?
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A) Linguistic states
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B) Fundamental rights suspended during a state of emergency
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C) Directive principles of state policy
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D) Power of judicial review
Answer: B) Fundamental rights suspended during a state of emergency
6. Why was the Fifty-Second Amendment (1985) enacted?
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A) Redrawing state boundaries
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B) Validating elections held during a state of emergency
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C) Extending the term of the Lok Sabha
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D) Strengthening fundamental rights
Answer: B) Validating elections held during a state of emergency
7. What was the focus of the Seventy-Third Amendment (1992)?
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A) Linguistic states
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B) Decentralizing urban governance
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C) Empowering Panchayats for grassroots democracy
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D) Extending the term of the Lok Sabha
Answer: C) Empowering Panchayats for grassroots democracy
8. Why was the Seventy-Fourth Amendment (1992) introduced?
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A) Validating elections held during a state of emergency
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B) Decentralizing urban governance
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C) Empowering Municipalities
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D) Extending the term of the Lok Sabha
Answer: C) Empowering Municipalities
9. What did the Ninety-First Amendment (2003) address?
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A) Redrawing state boundaries
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B) Establishing the National Judicial Appointments Commission
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C) Providing reservation in educational institutions
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D) Empowering Panchayats for grassroots democracy
Answer: C) Providing reservation in educational institutions
10. What was the purpose of the Ninety-Sixth Amendment (2011)?
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A) Decentralizing urban governance
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B) Validating elections held during a state of emergency
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C) Establishing linguistic states
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D) Establishing the National Judicial Appointments Commission
Answer: D) Establishing the National Judicial Appointments Commission