50 top mcqs on Indian Constitution Amendments

SECTION 1: EASY LEVEL

Q1. Which Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA) reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 61st Amendment
C) 69th Amendment
D) 86th Amendment

Q2. The ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ refers to which Amendment Act?
A) 101st Amendment
B) 103rd Amendment
C) 106th Amendment
D) 99th Amendment

Q3. Which amendment is popularly known as the “Mini Constitution”?
A) 1st Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 74th Amendment

Q4. Through which amendment was the “Right to Property” removed from the list of Fundamental Rights?
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 25th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment

Q5. The 101st Constitutional Amendment Act is related to:
A) Anti-Defection Law
B) Goods and Services Tax (GST)
C) National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)
D) EWS Reservation

Q6. Which committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties?
A) Fazal Ali Commission
B) Swaran Singh Committee
C) Verma Committee
D) Sarkaria Commission

Q7. The 52nd Amendment (1985) added which Schedule to the Constitution?
A) 9th Schedule
B) 10th Schedule
C) 11th Schedule
D) 12th Schedule

Q8. Sikkim became the 22nd full state of India through which amendment?
A) 35th Amendment
B) 36th Amendment
C) 56th Amendment
D) 58th Amendment

Q9. Which amendment provided for 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?
A) 100th Amendment
B) 101st Amendment
C) 102nd Amendment
D) 103rd Amendment

Q10. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment (1992) is associated with:
A) Municipalities
B) Gram Panchayat (Panchayati Raj)
C) Cooperative Societies
D) Anti-Defection

Q11. In which year was the 1st Constitutional Amendment passed to add the 9th Schedule?
A) 1950
B) 1951
C) 1956
D) 1960

Q12. The National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi was given a Legislative Assembly by which amendment?
A) 61st Amendment
B) 65th Amendment
C) 69th Amendment
D) 74th Amendment

Q13. The “Abolition of Privy Purse” is associated with which amendment?
A) 25th Amendment
B) 26th Amendment
C) 42nd Amendment
D) 44th Amendment

Q14. The 86th Amendment (2002) guarantees the Right to Education for children of which age group?
A) 0-6 years
B) 6-14 years
C) 6-18 years
D) 14-18 years

Q15. Which amendment gave constitutional status to Cooperative Societies?
A) 97th Amendment
B) 99th Amendment
C) 100th Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment

Q16. The “Land Boundary Agreement” (Exchange of Enclaves) between India and Bangladesh is related to:
A) 99th Amendment
B) 100th Amendment
C) 101st Amendment
D) 103rd Amendment

Q17. Which amendment declared the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as “Null and Void”?
A) 97th Amendment
B) 98th Amendment
C) 99th Amendment
D) 100th Amendment

Q18. The 7th Amendment (1956) was implemented based on the recommendations of:
A) JVP Committee
B) Fazal Ali Commission
C) Swaran Singh Committee
D) Mandal Commission

Q19. Which was the first state formed on a linguistic basis?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Punjab
D) Gujarat

Q20. The words “Socialist, Secular, and Integrity” were added to the Preamble by:
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 1st Amendment
D) 86th Amendment

SECTION 2: MEDIUM LEVEL

Q21. Match the following Amendments with their years:

1st Amendment | a. 1976
42nd Amendment | b. 1951
61st Amendment | c. 2016
101st Amendment | d. 1989

A) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
B) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c
C) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

Q22. Consider the following regarding the 44th Amendment (1978):

It replaced the word “Internal Disturbance” with “Armed Rebellion” in Article 352.
It made the Right to Property a legal right under Article 300A.
Which statement(s) is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Q23. Which of the following subjects was moved from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment?
A) Public Health
B) Education and Forests
C) Agriculture
D) Police

Q24. Identify the INCORRECT pair regarding the Statehood amendments:
A) 36th Amendment – Sikkim
B) 56th Amendment – Goa
C) 7th Amendment – Andhra Pradesh (Reorganization)
D) 35th Amendment – Goa becomes Associate State

Q25. The 81st Amendment (2000) was enacted to override the “50% ceiling” rule in which specific context?
A) EWS Reservation
B) Backlog vacancies for SC/ST
C) Women’s Reservation in Parliament
D) OBC Creamy Layer

Q26. Which amendment facilitated the “authoritative text of the Constitution in the Hindi language”?
A) 52nd Amendment
B) 56th Amendment
C) 58th Amendment
D) 61st Amendment

Q27. Regarding the Nature of the Indian Constitution (as per the notes), which of the following is correct?
A) It is purely Federal.
B) It is purely Unitary.
C) It is a mix of Rigid and Flexible.
D) It establishes the Supremacy of the Parliament over the Constitution.

Q28. The 77th Constitutional Amendment (1995) added Article 16(4A). What does it provide for?
A) Reservation in private jobs
B) Reservation in promotion for SC/ST
C) Abolition of Untouchability
D) Reservation for OBCs

Q29. Consider the provisions of the 69th Amendment regarding Delhi:

It designated Delhi as the National Capital Territory (NCT).
It fixed the strength of the Assembly at 70 members.
It allowed for 7 Ministers (10% of the assembly).
Select the correct option:
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, and 3

Q30. The “Anti-Defection Law” (52nd Amendment) disqualifies a member of Parliament/Assembly on grounds of:
A) Corruption
B) Defection to another political party
C) Absenteeism
D) Criminal conviction

Q31. Which pair is correctly matched?
A) 1st Amendment – Added Article 31(C)
B) 7th Amendment – Abolition of Privy Purse
C) 97th Amendment – Cooperative Societies
D) 61st Amendment – Nagar Palika

Q32. In the context of the “Nature of State” diagram in the notes, India is described as:
A) Strictly Federal
B) Quasi-Federal
C) Unitary with no federal features
D) A Confederation

Q33. The 35th Amendment made Sikkim an “Associate State,” while the 36th made it a “Full State.” This distinction is:
A) True
B) False
C) Both made it an Associate State
D) Both made it a UT

Q34. The 65th Constitutional Amendment (1990) provided for the establishment of:
A) NITI Aayog
B) National Commission for SC and ST
C) National Human Rights Commission
D) Lokpal

Q35. The “Swaran Singh Committee” recommendations led to the addition of:
A) Directive Principles of State Policy
B) Fundamental Duties
C) Fundamental Rights
D) Panchayati Raj

Q36. The 9th Schedule was added by the 1st Amendment to protect laws related to:
A) Defection
B) Land Reforms and Zamindari Abolition
C) Official Languages
D) Tribal Areas

Q37. Which amendment introduced the “Nagar Palika” (Municipalities)?
A) 72nd Amendment
B) 73rd Amendment
C) 74th Amendment
D) 75th Amendment

Q38. The 103rd Amendment (EWS) amends which Articles of the Constitution?
A) Article 15 and 16
B) Article 19 and 21
C) Article 14 and 15
D) Article 17 and 18

Q39. According to the notes, the 106th Amendment reserves what percentage of seats for women in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas?
A) 50%
B) 33%
C) 27%
D) 10%

Q40. The 25th Amendment relates to the “Nationalization of Banks” indirectly by modifying:
A) Right to Speech
B) Right to Property/Compensation
C) Right to Vote
D) Right to Education

SECTION 3: DIFFICULT LEVEL

Q41. Assertion (A): The 99th Constitutional Amendment Act (NJAC) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Reason (R): It was seen as a violation of the “Independence of Judiciary,” which is part of the Basic Structure.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Q42. Consider the following statements regarding the “Reservation in Promotion” trajectory:

The Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case (1992) stated there should be no reservation in promotions.
The Parliament enacted the 77th Amendment (1995) to insert Article 16(4A) to overcome this judgment for SC/STs.
The 81st Amendment (2000) was enacted to apply the 50% ceiling to backlog vacancies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, and 3

(Note: Statement 3 is tricky based on the notes; the 81st amendment actually ENDED the 50% ceiling for backlog vacancies).

Q43. Which of the following statements about the “Nature of the Constitution” based on the provided notes is INCORRECT?
A) The Indian Constitution is a synthesis of Parliamentary Sovereignty and Judicial Supremacy.
B) The notes classify the Constitution as purely “Rigid” regarding amendments.
C) The Indian State is described as “Quasi-federal” (Unitary spirit with Federal features).
D) It is a written constitution with a division of power.

A) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
B) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
C) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
D) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Q45. Regarding the 42nd Amendment (1976), consider the following statements:

It attempted to give precedence to Directive Principles (DPSPs) over Fundamental Rights.
It added “Fundamental Duties” upon the recommendation of the Verma Committee.
It transferred “Forests” and “Education” from the State List to the Concurrent List.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None

Q46. The 44th Constitutional Amendment changed the ground of “Internal Disturbance” to “Armed Rebellion” for National Emergency. Why was this change made?
A) To make it easier to declare an emergency.
B) To align with international war standards.
C) To prevent the misuse of emergency powers as seen in 1975.
D) To limit the powers of the Judiciary.

Q47. Consider the evolution of Sikkim:
Statement I: The 35th Amendment made Sikkim an “Associate State” of India.
Statement II: The 36th Amendment repealed the “Associate” status and made it a full state.
Statement III: Both amendments were passed in the same year, 1975.
Which option is correct based on the notes?
A) Only I and III are correct.
B) Only I and II are correct.
C) Only II and III are correct.
D) All are correct.

Q48. Which of the following is a unique feature of the 97th Amendment?
A) It is the only amendment related to the Judiciary.
B) It made forming “Cooperative Societies” a Fundamental Right (Article 19).
C) It removed the Right to Property.
D) It added the 11th Schedule.

Q49. In the context of the 106th Amendment (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam):

It provides 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha.
It provides 33% reservation for women in the Rajya Sabha.
It provides 33% reservation for women in State Legislative Assemblies.
Select the correct codes:
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1 and 3 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, and 3

Q50. Arrange the following amendments in chronological order: