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Question

The 42nd amendment to the Constitution put restrictions on the review powers of the ________.


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a) Judiciary

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b) Election Commission

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c) Chief Information Commission

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d) None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A

a) Judiciary


Answer:

The correct answer is option (A) – Judiciary.

  • The 42nd amendment affected major parts of the Constitution.
  • It tried to override the ruling of the Supreme Court given in the Kesavananda Bharati case.
  • The 42nd amendment extended the duration of Lok Sabha from 5 years to 6 years.
  • The Fundamental Duties were added in the 42nd amendment to the Constitution of India.
  • In India, an internal emergency was declared in 1975. The most controversial amendments to the Constitution of India i.e. the 38th, 39th and 42nd amendments were done in this background.

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