Which amendment ended the nomination of members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies?
- A.95th Amendment, 2009
- B.104th Amendment, 2019
- C.106th Amendment, 2023
- D.87th Amendment, 2003
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019. The reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under Articles 330 and 332 has a time limit set by Article 334, and that limit has been extended by amendment every ten years. The 104th Amendment extended the reservation of seats once again but allowed the provision for nominating Anglo-Indians, in Articles 331 and 333, to lapse, so no such member is nominated now. Option A is wrong because the 95th Amendment of 2009 was an earlier extension of the same reservation and left the Anglo-Indian nomination in place. Option C is wrong because the 106th Amendment of 2023 is the women's reservation amendment and did not touch nomination. Option D is wrong because the 87th Amendment of 2003 only changed the census used for redrawing constituencies within a state.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich Article of the Constitution provides for the readjustment of the allocation of Lok Sabha seats and the division of states into territorial constituencies after every census?
- A.Article 80
- B.Article 81
- C.Article 82
- D.Article 84
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Article 82 says that upon the completion of each census the allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to the states and the division of each state into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine.
Read the full explanation →The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 reserves one-third of the seats for women in which of the following?
- A.The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only
- B.The Lok Sabha, the state legislative assemblies and the Delhi legislative assembly
- C.All state legislative councils and the Rajya Sabha
- D.Only the panchayats and municipalities
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The amendment inserted Article 330A for the Lok Sabha and Article 332A for the state assemblies, and amended Article 239AA so that the reservation also covers the Delhi assembly.
Read the full explanation →Which amendment extended the freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats among the states until the first census taken after the year 2026?
- A.42nd Amendment, 1976
- B.84th Amendment, 2001
- C.87th Amendment, 2003
- D.91st Amendment, 2003
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The 42nd Amendment had frozen the allocation on the 1971 census only until the census after 2000; as that date approached, the 84th Amendment pushed the freeze forward to the first census taken after 2026, so that states which had controlled population growth would not lose seats.
Read the full explanation →Who heads a Delimitation Commission in India?
- A.The Chief Election Commissioner
- B.A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court
- C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- D.The Union Home Minister
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The correct answer is B, a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court, who is appointed chairperson of the Commission.
Read the full explanation →The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 inserted which of the following Articles?
- A.Articles 330A, 332A and 334A
- B.Articles 243D and 243T
- C.Articles 331 and 333
- D.Articles 324 and 325
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Article 330A reserves one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha for women, Article 332A does the same for the legislative assembly of every state, and Article 334A fixes when the reservation begins and how long it lasts, tying it to the first census after the commencement of the Act…
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