50 important multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on Constitutional Amendments for UPSC, SSC, and other competitive exams:

1-10: Basics of Constitutional Amendments

Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the amendment process?
a) Article 360
b) Article 368
c) Article 356
d) Article 370
Ans: b) Article 368

How many types of amendments are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Ans: c) Three

Which of the following types of amendments require a simple majority in Parliament?
a) Fundamental Rights amendments
b) Changes in Union and State relations
c) Admission of new states
d) All of the above
Ans: c) Admission of new states

The First Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951 primarily dealt with:
a) Abolition of Privy Purses
b) Reservation in education and employment
c) Land reform laws and Fundamental Rights
d) Establishment of Panchayati Raj
Ans: c) Land reform laws and Fundamental Rights

Which Constitutional Amendment made Sikkim a full-fledged state of India?
a) 35th Amendment
b) 36th Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 44th Amendment
Ans: b) 36th Amendment

The 7th Amendment (1956) introduced which major change?
a) Abolition of the Privy Council
b) Reorganization of states on linguistic basis
c) Introduction of GST
d) Right to Property removed from Fundamental Rights
Ans: b) Reorganization of states on linguistic basis

The term "Basic Structure of the Constitution" was established in which case?
a) Golaknath Case
b) Minerva Mills Case
c) Kesavananda Bharati Case
d) Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain Case
Ans: c) Kesavananda Bharati Case

Which of the following amendments made Right to Education a Fundamental Right?
a) 44th Amendment
b) 61st Amendment
c) 86th Amendment
d) 91st Amendment
Ans: c) 86th Amendment

The amendment that granted constitutional status to the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) was:
a) 99th Amendment
b) 97th Amendment
c) 100th Amendment
d) 101st Amendment
Ans: a) 99th Amendment

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 is known as:
a) Mini Constitution
b) The Emergency Amendment
c) Fundamental Duties Amendment
d) The GST Amendment
Ans: a) Mini Constitution

11-20: Major Constitutional Amendments

Which amendment reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 61st Amendment
d) 73rd Amendment
Ans: c) 61st Amendment

The 44th Constitutional Amendment reversed which provision of the 42nd Amendment?
a) Presidential election method
b) Right to Property as a Fundamental Right
c) Judicial review removal
d) All of the above
Ans: b) Right to Property as a Fundamental Right

Which amendment introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
a) 100th Amendment
b) 101st Amendment
c) 102nd Amendment
d) 103rd Amendment
Ans: b) 101st Amendment

The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992, is related to:
a) Panchayati Raj system
b) Right to Information
c) Land Reforms
d) President's rule
Ans: a) Panchayati Raj system

Which amendment provided 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)?
a) 100th Amendment
b) 101st Amendment
c) 102nd Amendment
d) 103rd Amendment
Ans: d) 103rd Amendment

The Ninth Schedule was added by which amendment?
a) 24th Amendment
b) 25th Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 1st Amendment
Ans: d) 1st Amendment

The 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 introduced:
a) Anti-Defection Law
b) Reservation for OBCs
c) Right to Education
d) Judicial Reforms
Ans: a) Anti-Defection Law

Which amendment gave constitutional status to cooperative societies?
a) 91st Amendment
b) 97th Amendment
c) 99th Amendment
d) 100th Amendment
Ans: b) 97th Amendment

The 100th Amendment Act, 2015, was related to:
a) GST implementation
b) Exchange of land with Bangladesh
c) National Commission for Backward Classes
d) Women’s Reservation Bill
Ans: b) Exchange of land with Bangladesh

The 93rd Amendment Act provided:
a) SC/ST reservations in promotions
b) OBC reservations in private institutions
c) Free legal aid to the poor
d) Protection of forest rights
Ans: b) OBC reservations in private institutions

21-50: Miscellaneous Questions

Which amendment included the words "Socialist" and "Secular" in the Preamble?
Ans: 42nd Amendment

The Right to Education (RTE) Act was enabled by which amendment?
Ans: 86th Amendment

The President must give assent to a Constitution Amendment Bill under:
Ans: Article 368

The word ‘Integrity’ was added to the Preamble by:
Ans: 42nd Amendment

How many amendments have been made to the Indian Constitution till March 2024?
Ans: 106 Amendments (subject to updates)

The National Emergency (1975) was declared after which amendment?
Ans: 42nd Amendment

Which schedule lists the subjects in Union, State, and Concurrent lists?
Ans: 7th Schedule

The 50th Amendment Act gave special status to which region?
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

The 93rd Amendment provides reservations in which sector?
Ans: Private institutions

Which amendment abolished the privy purses?
Ans: 26th Amendment

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 was strengthened by which amendment?
Ans: 91st Amendment

The Right to Information (RTI) Act was strengthened under which amendment?
Ans: None (It is a statutory law)

The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was granted constitutional status by:
Ans: 102nd Amendment

Minimum age for Rajya Sabha members was fixed by which amendment?
Ans: 16th Amendment

Here are the remaining 35 to 50 important MCQs on Constitutional Amendments for UPSC, SSC, and other competitive exams:

35-50: Miscellaneous Questions on Constitutional Amendments

Which amendment limited the size of the Council of Ministers to 15% of the strength of the legislature?
a) 91st Amendment
b) 97th Amendment
c) 86th Amendment
d) 99th Amendment
Ans: a) 91st Amendment

The 50th Amendment Act, 1984, granted special provisions to which state?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Mizoram
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: d) Arunachal Pradesh

Which amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court in the NJAC (National Judicial Appointments Commission) Case?
a) 101st Amendment
b) 99th Amendment
c) 97th Amendment
d) 98th Amendment
Ans: b) 99th Amendment

The right to property was removed as a fundamental right by which amendment?
a) 24th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 46th Amendment
Ans: c) 44th Amendment

Which amendment allowed the Parliament to curtail or extend the jurisdiction of High Courts?
a) 15th Amendment
b) 24th Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 52nd Amendment
Ans: a) 15th Amendment

Which constitutional amendment act allowed reservation for SCs/STs in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures beyond 2020?
a) 95th Amendment
b) 104th Amendment
c) 100th Amendment
d) 103rd Amendment
Ans: b) 104th Amendment

The Anti-Defection Law was strengthened by which amendment?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 52nd Amendment
c) 91st Amendment
d) 86th Amendment
Ans: c) 91st Amendment

Which amendment abolished the concept of Election Tribunals and transferred election disputes to the High Court?
a) 39th Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 42nd Amendment
d) 50th Amendment
Ans: a) 39th Amendment

Which amendment made it mandatory for the President to accept the cabinet’s advice after reconsideration?
a) 24th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 52nd Amendment
Ans: c) 44th Amendment

The 77th Amendment Act, 1995, introduced which provision?
a) Right to Education
b) SC/ST reservation in promotions
c) GST implementation
d) Cooperative societies status
Ans: b) SC/ST reservation in promotions

The 69th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1991, granted special status to which Indian territory?
a) Ladakh
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Delhi
d) Puducherry
Ans: c) Delhi

The 92nd Amendment Act, 2003, added which four languages to the Eighth Schedule?
a) Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Bodo
b) Dogri, Maithili, Santali, Bodo
c) Sindhi, Nepali, Konkani, Manipuri
d) Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Ans: b) Dogri, Maithili, Santali, Bodo

Which amendment granted constitutional status to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)?
a) 65th Amendment
b) 89th Amendment
c) 97th Amendment
d) 102nd Amendment
Ans: b) 89th Amendment

The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, was introduced after which amendment made changes to transparency laws?
a) 71st Amendment
b) 86th Amendment
c) 91st Amendment
d) No constitutional amendment was needed
Ans: d) No constitutional amendment was needed

The Sarkaria Commission (1983) was set up to review:
a) Fundamental Rights
b) Centre-State Relations
c) Panchayati Raj Reforms
d) Judicial Reforms
Ans: b) Centre-State Relations

Which amendment changed the term ‘Internal Disturbance’ to ‘Armed Rebellion’ in Article 352 regarding the National Emergency?
a) 38th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 86th Amendment
Ans: c) 44th Amendment