📘 Chapter 10 – Amendment of the Constitution | 50 High-Level MCQs with Detailed Explanations

1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the procedure of amendment?

A) Article 360
B) Article 368
C) Article 370
D) Article 371

Answer: B
Explanation: Article 368 prescribes the procedure for constitutional amendments.

2. The Indian Constitution provides for amendments through:

A) Single procedure
B) Three procedures
C) Two procedures
D) Four procedures

Answer: B
Explanation: Amendments can be made by: (i) Simple majority, (ii) Special majority, (iii) Special majority + ratification.

3. Which of the following is NOT amended by simple majority?

A) Admission of new states
B) Delimitation of constituencies
C) Fundamental Rights
D) Abolition of Legislative Councils

Answer: C
Explanation: Fundamental Rights require special majority; others need simple majority.

4. Special majority means:

A) 2/3rd of members present and voting
B) 2/3rd of total membership
C) 2/3rd of both Houses individually
D) Absolute majority + 2/3rd present and voting

Answer: D
Explanation: Special majority = Absolute majority of total membership + 2/3rd of members present and voting.

5. Which matters require ratification by half the states?

A) Change in the name of states
B) Representation of states in Parliament
C) Citizenship provisions
D) Fundamental Duties

Answer: B
Explanation: Matters affecting federal structure (representation of states, Union powers) need ratification.

6. Which of the following provisions can be amended by simple majority?

A) Citizenship
B) Directive Principles
C) Official languages
D) Fundamental Rights

Answer: C
Explanation: Official languages are amended by simple majority.

7. First Amendment (1951) curtailed:

A) Right to property
B) Freedom of speech and expression
C) President’s powers
D) Judiciary’s review power

Answer: B
Explanation: It placed restrictions on freedom of speech and expression (Article 19).

8. Which Amendment lowered voting age from 21 to 18?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 61st Amendment
D) 73rd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 61st Amendment (1989) lowered voting age to 18 years.

9. Which Amendment is called the “Mini-Constitution”?

A) 24th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 42nd Amendment (1976) made sweeping changes; termed “Mini-Constitution”.

10. Which Amendment restored judicial review curtailed by the 42nd Amendment?

A) 43rd Amendment (1977)
B) 44th Amendment (1978)
C) Both A and B
D) 52nd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 43rd & 44th Amendments rolled back authoritarian provisions of the 42nd Amendment.

11. Kesavananda Bharati (1973) upheld Parliament’s power to amend but restricted:

A) FRs
B) DPSPs
C) Basic structure
D) Emergency powers

Answer: C
Explanation: Parliament cannot alter the basic structure of the Constitution.

12. Which case first held that FRs cannot be amended?

A) Champakam Dorairajan (1951)
B) Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)
C) Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
D) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)

Answer: B
Explanation: In Golaknath, SC ruled FRs are immutable; later overruled in Kesavananda.

13. Which case gave the “basic structure doctrine”?

A) Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
B) Minerva Mills (1980)
C) Shankari Prasad (1951)
D) Sajjan Singh (1965)

Answer: A
Explanation: Kesavananda Bharati introduced the “basic structure” limitation.

14. Which case declared judicial review part of basic structure?

A) Golaknath (1967)
B) Kesavananda (1973)
C) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)
D) Minerva Mills (1980)

Answer: D
Explanation: Minerva Mills reaffirmed judicial review as part of basic structure.

15. Which Amendment inserted Part IVA (Fundamental Duties)?

A) 40th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: Fundamental Duties were added by 42nd Amendment.

16. Which Amendment gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 73rd Amendment
D) 74th Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 73rd Amendment gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.

17. Which Amendment made Right to Education (6–14 years) a Fundamental Right?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 73rd Amendment
D) 86th Amendment

Answer: D
Explanation: 86th Amendment (2002) added Article 21A for education.

18. Which Amendment abolished the Right to Property as Fundamental Right?

A) 24th Amendment
B) 25th Amendment
C) 42nd Amendment
D) 44th Amendment

Answer: D
Explanation: 44th Amendment (1978) made Right to Property a legal right.

19. Which Amendment is related to anti-defection law?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 44th Amendment
C) 52nd Amendment
D) 61st Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 52nd Amendment (1985) inserted Tenth Schedule.

20. Which case upheld Parliament’s unlimited amending power before Kesavananda?

A) Shankari Prasad (1951)
B) Sajjan Singh (1965)
C) Both A and B
D) Champakam Dorairajan (1951)

Answer: C
Explanation: Both Shankari Prasad and Sajjan Singh upheld unlimited power.

21. Which Amendment curtailed FRs during Emergency (1975–77)?

A) 40th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 42nd Amendment drastically curtailed FRs.

22. Which Amendment deleted Right to Property from Part III?

A) 25th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 44th Amendment moved it to Article 300A.

23. Which case declared Parliament cannot convert India into a dictatorship?

A) Kesavananda (1973)
B) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)
C) Minerva Mills (1980)
D) Golaknath (1967)

Answer: A
Explanation: Kesavananda prohibited altering basic democratic structure.

24. Which Amendment made Delhi a National Capital Territory?

A) 69th Amendment
B) 71st Amendment
C) 73rd Amendment
D) 74th Amendment

Answer: A
Explanation: 69th Amendment (1991) gave special status to Delhi.

25. Which case struck down the 99th Amendment (NJAC)?

A) Kesavananda Bharati
B) Minerva Mills
C) Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (2015)
D) I.R. Coelho (2007)

Answer: C
Explanation: NJAC was struck down for violating independence of judiciary (basic structure).

26. Which Amendment introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST)?

A) 97th Amendment
B) 100th Amendment
C) 101st Amendment
D) 103rd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 101st Amendment (2016) introduced GST regime.

27. Which Amendment gave 10% reservation for EWS?

A) 100th Amendment
B) 101st Amendment
C) 102nd Amendment
D) 103rd Amendment

Answer: D
Explanation: 103rd Amendment (2019) introduced 10% EWS quota.

28. Which Amendment recognised the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) as constitutional body?

A) 100th Amendment
B) 101st Amendment
C) 102nd Amendment
D) 103rd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 102nd Amendment (2018) gave constitutional status to NCBC.

29. Which Amendment is related to cooperative societies?

A) 73rd Amendment
B) 74th Amendment
C) 97th Amendment
D) 100th Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 97th Amendment (2011) inserted Article 43B and Part IXB.

30. Which Amendment incorporated the 9th Schedule?

A) 1st Amendment
B) 7th Amendment
C) 9th Amendment
D) 24th Amendment

Answer: A
Explanation: 1st Amendment (1951) created the Ninth Schedule for land reforms.

31. Which case held that laws in 9th Schedule are subject to judicial review?

A) Kesavananda (1973)
B) Waman Rao (1981)
C) I.R. Coelho (2007)
D) Minerva Mills (1980)

Answer: C
Explanation: I.R. Coelho held post-1973 Ninth Schedule laws open to review.

32. Which Amendment bifurcated Bombay into Maharashtra and Gujarat?

A) 7th Amendment
B) 9th Amendment
C) 12th Amendment
D) None

Answer: B
Explanation: 9th Amendment (1960) split Bombay state.

33. Which Amendment merged Sikkim into India?

A) 34th Amendment
B) 35th Amendment
C) 36th Amendment
D) 37th Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 36th Amendment (1975) made Sikkim the 22nd state.

34. Which Amendment reorganised states on linguistic basis?

A) 5th Amendment
B) 7th Amendment
C) 9th Amendment
D) 10th Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 7th Amendment (1956) reorganised states and introduced Union Territories.

35. Which case is known as the “Election case”?

A) Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
B) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975)
C) Minerva Mills (1980)
D) Golaknath (1967)

Answer: B
Explanation: Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain struck down 39th Amendment provisions.

36. Which Amendment extended reservation for SC/ST in legislatures?

A) 45th Amendment
B) 62nd Amendment
C) 79th Amendment
D) 104th Amendment

Answer: D
Explanation: 104th Amendment (2019) extended SC/ST reservation, but ended Anglo-Indian reservation.

37. Which Amendment reduced President’s power to declare emergency?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 43rd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 44th Amendment required Cabinet approval and stricter conditions.

38. Which Amendment added Sikkim as an “Associate State”?

A) 34th Amendment
B) 35th Amendment
C) 36th Amendment
D) 37th Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 35th Amendment (1974) made Sikkim an associate state.

39. Which Amendment reduced tenure of Lok Sabha from 6 to 5 years?

A) 42nd Amendment
B) 43rd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 45th Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 42nd Amendment extended it to 6 years; 44th reduced it back to 5.

40. Which Amendment transferred Goa, Daman, Diu to Union Territory status?

A) 12th Amendment
B) 13th Amendment
C) 14th Amendment
D) 35th Amendment

Answer: A
Explanation: 12th Amendment (1962) incorporated Goa, Daman & Diu as UT.

41. Which Amendment created Nagaland as a state?

A) 12th Amendment
B) 13th Amendment
C) 16th Amendment
D) 17th Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 13th Amendment (1962) created Nagaland.

42. Which Amendment provided for Delhi as NCT with Legislative Assembly?

A) 68th Amendment
B) 69th Amendment
C) 70th Amendment
D) 71st Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 69th Amendment (1991) made Delhi NCT.

43. Which Amendment added Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali to 8th Schedule?

A) 69th Amendment
B) 71st Amendment
C) 73rd Amendment
D) 92nd Amendment

Answer: B
Explanation: 71st Amendment (1992) added 3 languages.

44. Which Amendment added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali?

A) 92nd Amendment (2003)
B) 93rd Amendment
C) 97th Amendment
D) 101st Amendment

Answer: A
Explanation: 92nd Amendment added these four languages.

45. Which Amendment inserted anti-defection provisions?

A) 50th Amendment
B) 51st Amendment
C) 52nd Amendment
D) 54th Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 52nd Amendment inserted Tenth Schedule.

46. Which Amendment allowed SC/ST reservation beyond 70 years of independence?

A) 95th Amendment
B) 99th Amendment
C) 104th Amendment
D) 103rd Amendment

Answer: C
Explanation: 104th Amendment extended SC/ST reservation till 2030.

47. Which case said Parliament cannot amend Preamble’s basic features?

A) Golaknath
B) Kesavananda Bharati
C) Shankari Prasad
D) Minerva Mills

Answer: B
Explanation: Kesavananda Bharati held Preamble amendable, but not its basic features.

48. Which Amendment gave power to High Courts to issue writs?

A) 40th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) Original Constitution

Answer: D
Explanation: Original Constitution gave this power (Article 226); no amendment added it.

49. Which Amendment extended President’s Rule in Punjab?

A) 59th Amendment (1988)
B) 61st Amendment
C) 64th Amendment
D) Both A and C

Answer: D
Explanation: Both 59th and 64th Amendments extended President’s Rule in Punjab.

50. Which Amendment changed words “socialist” and “secular” in Preamble?