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Who was the President when the 52nd Amendment came into force?

AGANI SAIL SINGH

BAbdul Kalam

CRajendra Prasad

DRadhakrishnan

Answer:

A. GANI SAIL SINGH

Read Explanation:

  • In any democracy, it is common to witness defection by legislators. This type of defection can seriously undermine the stability of the ruling government.
  • The anti-defection law in India has been made to punish individual Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)/Members of Parliament (MPs) for leaving one party to join another.
  • This law was added to the Indian Constitution in the Tenth Schedule in 1985

Related Questions:

Statement 1: A constitutional amendment bill can be introduced by a private member, but only in the Lok Sabha.
Statement 2: If a bill seeks to amend provisions related to the Supreme Court, it must be ratified by the legislatures of half of the states by a simple majority.

Which of the following statements are true?

What is/are the major change/s made through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?

  1. It added Part IX to the Constitution, dealing with the Panchayati Raj system.

  2. It introduced the Eleventh Schedule, which lists 29 subjects under the purview of Panchayats.

  3. It mandated the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Panchayati Raj institutions.

സംസ്ഥാന പി എസ് സി അംഗങ്ങളുടെ കാലാവധി 60 വയസ്സ് ആയിരുന്നു.അത് 62 ആക്കി ഉയർത്തിയത് ഏത് ഭരണഘടനാ ഭേദഗതി പ്രകാരമാണ്?

Consider the following statements regarding the 103rd Constitutional Amendment (2019):

  1. The 103rd Amendment provides for 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in educational institutions, except minority institutions.

  2. The amendment was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Thawar Chand Gehlot.

  3. The Kerala government appointed a two-member committee to study the implementation of EWS reservation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Anti-Defection Law under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment:

  1. A member of a House is disqualified if they voluntarily give up their party membership or vote against the party’s direction without prior permission.

  2. The decision on disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law is made by the presiding officer and is not subject to judicial review.

  3. The 91st Amendment removed the exemption from disqualification in cases of a split in the legislature party.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?