The Indian Constitution is a dynamic document that has evolved over time through various Amendments. These Amendments reflect the changing needs and aspirations of the nation. Understanding the Important Amendments in the Indian Constitution is essential for anyone preparing for competitive exams like SSC CGL, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, UPSC Prelims, and various state PSCs.
In this post, we’ll cover key amendments that frequently appear in MCQs, helping you strengthen your understanding and improve your exam performance.
If you’re not yet familiar with all the amendments in the Indian Constitution, don’t worry!
Before diving into the important MCQs in this post, we recommend checking out our detailed post on Indian Polity Notes: All Articles, Amendments & Schedules.
This comprehensive guide will help you understand the full scope of the Constitution, covering each article, amendment, and schedule. Once you have a solid grasp of the foundational concepts, you’ll be better equipped to tackle the MCQs and improve your performance in competitive exams.
Most Importan MCQs of Amendments for Exams:
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Q1:
What is the 99th amendment of the constitution about?
Empowering the Governor of Karnataka to take steps for the development of Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
Starting GST in India.
Establishment of National Judicial Appointments Commission.
Agreement on the land border between Bangladesh and India.
Q2: Which one of the following amendments has been described as Mini Constitution?
42nd
33rd
45th
44th
Q3: Which among the following constitutional amendment provided for state reorganisation on linguistic basis?
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Q4: In which Constitutional Amendment Act, An authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi was provided to the people of India by the President?
57th
58th
59th
61st
Q5: Which Amendment Act added the languages Maithili, Bodo, Dogri, and Santhali to the Eighth Schedule?
92nd Amendment Act 2003
71st Amendment Act 1992
96th Amendment Act 2011
89th Amendment Act 2003
Q6: Which Fundamental Duty was added through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002?
The 10th Fundamental Duty
The 11th Fundamental Duty
The 9th Fundamental Duty
The 8th Fundamental Duty
Q7: Which of the following Constitutional Amendments have added Article 15 (5) in the Constitution of India providing for reservation in educational institutions in the private sector also?
81st Amendment
86th Amendment
91st Amendment
93rd Amendment
Q8: Which Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assembly elections?
59th Amendment Act 1988
60th Amendment Act 1988
62nd Amendment Act 1989
61st Amendment Act 1989
Q9: Which Amendment Act provided that the Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during Emergency?
55th Amendment Act 1986
56th Amendment Act 1987
52nd Amendment Act 1985
44th Amendment Act 1978
Q10: Which Amendment to the Constitution of India removed the 'Right to property' from the Fundamental Rights?
46th Constitutional Amendment 1980
42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976
44th Constitutional Amendment 1978
48th Constitutional Amendment 1981
Q11: Ninth Schedule was added to the Indian Constitution by which Amendment Act?
2nd Amendment Act 1952
4th Amendment Act 1955
1st Amendment Act 1951
3rd Amendment Act 1954
Q12: By which Amendment Act Goa was made a full-fledged state?
56th Amendment Act 1987
60th Amendment Act 1988
73rd Amendment Act 1992
74th Amendment Act 1992
Q13: Which Amendment of the Indian Constitution added Part IX to the Indian Constitution?
69
75
73
67
Q14: Which Amendment Act made it compulsory for the President to give his assent to the Constitutional Amendment Bill?
19th Amendment Act 1966
24th Amendment Act 1971
42nd Amendment Act 1976
39th Amendment Act 1975
Q15: Which Amendment Act provides 10% reservation in Govt jobs and Education to the Economically Backward section of General Category?
98th Amendment Act 2012
100th Amendment Act 2015
99th Amendment Act 2014
103rd Amendment Act 2019
Q16: By way of the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002, ____________ has been included in the list of Fundamental Rights as part of the Right to Freedom.
right to education
to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business
right to assemble peaceably and without arms
protection against arrest and detention in certain cases
Q17: Which of the following states was formed in the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1969)?
Assam
Meghalaya
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Q18: The fundamental duties of citizens were added to the constitution of India by the 42nd amendment in:
1976
1975
1973
1974
Q19:
Which of the following languages was not included in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution through the 92nd amendment act?
Santhali
Bodo
Maithili
Kannada
Q20: The majority of the provisions of the Indian Constitution can be amended:
By the Parliament alone /
By the State Legislature alone /
only on ratification of half the States /
With the joint approval of the Parliament and State
Legislatures
Q21: The 100th Amendment Act provides?
Protection of livelihood and regulation of street Vending
Give effect to the acquiring of certain territories by India and transfer of certain other territories to Bangladesh
Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges to the Governors
None of the above
Q22: Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?
39th
40th
42nd
44th
Q23: The Constitution (74th) Amendment Act makes mention of the
composition of the National Development Council
structure of the Planning Commission of India
functions of the State Finance Commission
functions of the Kaveri Water Authority
Q24:
Which Amendment Act of the Constitution of India enacted during an emergency imposed by Mrs. Indira Gandhi, is also known as a mini-constitution because of the important & large number of changes made to it?
73rd Amendment Act
44th Amendment Act
42nd Amendment Act
74th Amendment Act
Q25: Which Amendment Act added the languages Konkani, Nepali, and Manipuri to the Eighth Schedule?
71st Amendment Act 1992
70th Amendment Act 1992
73rd Amendment Act 1992
74th Amendment Act 1992
Q26: By which Amendment Act Sikkim was given state status?
35th Amendment Act 1974
60th Amendment Act 1988
61st Amendment Act 1989
36th Amendment Act 1975
Q27: Which Amendment Act brought the Panchayati Raj system into existence?
59th Amendment Act 1988
73rd Amendment Act 1992
74th Amendment Act 1992
60th Amendment Act 1988
Q28: Which of the following Constitutional Amendment is related to Right to Education Bill?
81st Amendment
86th Amendment
90st Amendment
93rd Amendment
Q29:
Which amendment of the constitution provides 27% reservation for other backward classes as private higher education institutions in government?
91st amendment
92nd Amendment
94th amendment
93rd amendment
Q30: Which one of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India deals with issues of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?
42nd
44th
73rd
86th
Q31: The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to:
empowering the Centre to levy and appropriate service tax
the constitution of the National Judicial Commission
readjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of the population census 2001
the demarcation of new boundaries between States
Q32: Which Amendment Act gave constitutional recognition to Municipalities?
74th Amendment Act 1992
60th Amendment Act 1988
73rd Amendment Act 1992
59th Amendment Act 1988
Q33: In which year the first amendment was made to the Indian Constitution?
1951
1947
1950
1960
Q34: Which Amendment Act increased the number of seats in Lok Sabha from 525 to 545?
30th Amendment Act 1972
36th Amendment Act 1975
31st Amendment Act 1972
35th Amendment Act 1974
Q35: Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?
6th and 22nd
13th and 38th
7th and 31st
11th and 42nd
Q36: Which one of the following may be said to constitute the basic structure of the Constitution?
Federal structure of the Constitution
Secular nature of polity
Mandate to build a welfare state
all of them
Q37: Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of the State respectively?
91st
93rd
95th
97th
Q38: By which Amendment Act Goods and Services Tax imposed?
98th Amendment Act 2012
100th Amendment Act 2015
101st Amendment Act 2016
99th Amendment Act 2014
Q39: Which Amendment Act incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the Indian Union?
56th Amendment Act 1987
7th Amendment Act 1950
10th Amendment Act 1961
44th Amendment Act 1978
Q40: Which Amendment Act replaced the word "Internal Disturbance" by "Armed Rebellion"?
44th Amendment Act 1978
55th Amendment Act 1986
52nd Amendment Act 1985
56th Amendment Act 1987
Q41: One of the following amendments imposed restrictions on the fundamental rights the citizens with a view to protect the sovereignty and integrity of Indi It was the:
Sixteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Forty-second Amendment
Q42: Which of the following Amendment Act of the constitution deleted the Right to Property from the Fundamental Rights?
42nd Amendment Act 1976
37th Amendment Act 1975
38th Amendment Act 1975
44th Amendment Act 1978
Q43: The word "Secular" was added by which Amendment Act?
37th Amendment Act 1975
44th Amendment Act 1978
42nd Amendment Act 1976
38th Amendment Act 1975
Q44: Which among the following languages was included in the eighth schedule by Constitution (21st) amendment Bill on 10 April 1967?
Assamese
Sindhi
Gujarati
Konkani
Q45: The _____ Amendment Act 1990 led to the creation of an SC ST commission?
65th
62nd
66th
69th
Q46: By which Amendment Act "Sindhi" was added as the 15th language in the Eighth Schedule?
24th Amendment Act 1971
25th Amendment Act 1971
21st Amendment Act 1967
26th Amendment Act 1971
Q47: "Fundamental Duties" was added by which Amendment Act?
35th Amendment Act 1974
42nd Amendment Act 1976
30th Amendment Act 1972
44th Amendment Act 1978
Q48: Which Amendment Act designated Delhi as National Capital Territory (NCT)?
69th Amendment Act 1991
63rd Amendment Act 1989
74th Amendment Act 1992
76th Amendment Act 1994
Q49: The word "Socialist" was added by which Amendment Act?
44th Amendment Act 1978
42th Amendment Act 1976
30th Amendment Act 1972
31st Amendment Act 1972
Q50: The Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution was added via the
24th Amendment
52nd Amendment
61st Amendment
85th Amendment
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Preparation Tips for Competitive Exams
When preparing for competitive exams, focus on the amendments that have had the most impact on India's governance and political landscape. While studying, remember to:
- Understand the core significance of each amendment.
- Note the year of enactment and the key provisions.
- Revise frequently using practice MCQs to test your knowledge.
Familiarity with the important amendments in the Indian Constitution is crucial for students and aspirants of competitive exams. To ace your exam, make sure you revise key amendments, their impact, and their relevance in today’s socio-political context. Keep practicing, and success will follow!