Question

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

• A. a) Judiciary
• B. b) Election Commission
• C. c) Chief Information Commission
• D. d) None of the above

Answer 1

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.