Amendment of any part of the constitution including fundamental rights
Q. Match the amendments to its provisions correctly.| Amendment | Provisions |
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| A. 24th | 1. Declaration of emergency by the president non-justiciable. |
| B. 38th | 2. Curtailed the fundamental right to property. |
| C. 26th | 3. Amendment of any part of the constitution including fundamental rights. |
| D. 25th | 4. Abolished the privy purses of former rulers of princely states. |
- Published on 23 Feb 17a. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
b. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
c. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
d. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
ANSWER: A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- 24th Amendment Act, 1971 affirmed the power of Parliament to amend any part of the constitution including fundamental rights.
- It made it compulsory for the president to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.
- 25th Amendment Act, 1971 curtailed the fundamental right to property.
- It provided that any law made to give effect to the Directive Principles contained in Article 39 (b) or (c) cannot be challenged on the ground of violation of the rights guaranteed by Articles 14, 19 and 31.
- 26thAmendment Act, 1971 abolished the privy purses and privileges of the former rulers of princely states.
- 28th Amendment Act, 1972 abolished the special privileges of ICS officers and empowered the Parliament to determine their service conditions.
- 38th Amendment Act, 1975 made the declaration of emergency by the president non-justiciable.
- It made the promulgation of ordinances by the president, governors and administrators of union territories non-justiciable.
- It also empowered the president to declare different proclamations of national emergency on different grounds simultaneously.
