The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India. It lays down two special methods for the amendment of various parts of the constitution: (a) amendment by 2/3rdmajority of parliament and (b) amendment by 2/3rd majority of the parliament plus ratification by at least half of the several state legislatures.

Correct Option: A

The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India. It lays down two special methods for the amendment of various parts of the constitution: (a) amendment by 2/3rdmajority of parliament and (b) amendment by 2/3rd majority of the parliament plus ratification by at least half of the several state legislatures.

The 42nd constitutional amendment Act, 1976 amended the Preamble and changed the description of India from “sovereign democratic republic” to a “sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic”. It also changed the words “unity of the nation” to “unity and integrity of the nation”.

Correct Option: E

The 42nd constitutional amendment Act, 1976 amended the Preamble and changed the description of India from “sovereign democratic republic” to a “sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic”. It also changed the words “unity of the nation” to “unity and integrity of the nation”.

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002 inserted Article 21A in the Indian constitution, making right to elementary education a fundamental right. According to this amendment act, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.

Correct Option: C

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002 inserted Article 21A in the Indian constitution, making right to elementary education a fundamental right. According to this amendment act, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.

The Indian constitution does not expressly recognise the right to privacy. But after the case of Kharak Singh vs. State of U.P (1963), the Supreme Court for the first time recognised the right as being implicit in the Constitution under Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty). The apex court later reinforced Right to privacy as being part of Article 21 in the following cases: Govind vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1975); R. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu (1994); PUCL v. Union of India (1997).

Correct Option: C

The Indian constitution does not expressly recognise the right to privacy. But after the case of Kharak Singh vs. State of U.P (1963), the Supreme Court for the first time recognised the right as being implicit in the Constitution under Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty). The apex court later reinforced Right to privacy as being part of Article 21 in the following cases: Govind vs State of Madhya Pradesh (1975); R. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu (1994); PUCL v. Union of India (1997).

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002.

Correct Option: A

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th Amendment in 2002.