chapter 9 Amendment of the Constitution Quiz

1. Consider the following statement on constitutional change.

1. The procedure for amending it is neither as simple
   nor as difficult as in the United States or the United Kingdom.
2. The Indian Constitution is a combination of Both
   flexibility and rigidity.

Select the correct response.

2. Consider the following remark in relation to the
Constitution’s amendment.

1. Part XX of the Constitution, Article 368, deals
   with Parliament’s competence to modify the Constitution and
   the mechanism for doing so.
2. The Parliament cannot change the sections that
   make up the Constitution’s “fundamental structure.”

Select the correct response.

3. consider the following statement regarding
amendment of the Constitution

1. An amendment to the Constitution can  launched
   by the introduction of a bill in the House of Parliament,
   not in state legislatures.
2. The bill can be filed by a private member of
   The house without the president’s authorization.

Select the correct response.

4. with reference to amendment of the
Constitution, consider the following statement.

1. Only via the introduction of a Bill in either
   House of Parliament can the Constitution be amended.
2. A simple majority is defined as a vote by more
   than half of the members present and voting. This is often
   referred to as a working majority or functional majority.

Select the incorrect response.

5. Consider the following remark with relation to the
Constitutional bill modification.

1. The bill must be signed by the president.
2. President is unable to refuse to sign the bill.
3. President has the option of returning the bill
   to Parliament for reconsideration.

Select the incorrect response.

6. A Simple Majority of Parliament is required To amend
which of the provisions
in constitution.

1. New states are formed, and existing states’ areas,
   boundaries, and names are changed.
2. Legislative councils are abolished or created in
   states.
3. Allowance for the vice-president and the
   president.
4. Quorum in Parliament.

Choose the correct answer

7. To modify the provisions of the Constitution,
a Simple Majority of Parliament is required.

1. Use of the English language in the lower house of
   the Parliament .
2. Members of Parliament’s remuneration and benefits.
3. Citizenship–acquirement and revocation.
4. Administration of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled
   Tribes on the Fifth Schedule
5. Administration of tribal areas under the
   Sixth Schedule.

Choose the correct answer

8. To modify the provisions of the Constitution,
a Special Majority of Parliament is required.

1. Elections to Parliament and state legislatures.
2. The President’s Election and the Process
3. The Union’s and the states’ legislative powers
   are divided.
4. Goods and Services Tax Council

Choose the correct answer

9. To alter a section of the constitution, a Special Majority
of Parliament and the assent of the states are required.

1. Any of the Seventh Schedule’s lists.
2. Parliament’s power to modify the Constitution and the
   mechanism for doing s (Article 368 itself).
3. State representation in Parliament.

  Select the incorrect response.

10. To alter a section of the constitution, a Special Majority
of Parliament and the assent of the states are required.

1. Any of the Seventh Schedule’s lists.
2. Parliament’s power to modify the Constitution and the
   mechanism for doing s (Article 368 itself).
3. State representation in Parliament.

  Select the incorrect response.