Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Rigid as well as Flexible
- None
Indian constitution is more flexible than rigid. For example, most of its provisions can be amended by a two-thirds majority in the parliament. However, in order to amend some of the provisions like the election of the president, powers and functions, the extent of Centre-State relations, etc. apart from two-thirds majority in both houses of the parliament, the bill must be passed by at least half of the total state legislatures.
Who introduced the term state for the first time?
- Karl Marx
- Machiavelli
- Rousseau
- Jean Bodin
The term ‘State’ in its modern sense was first used by Machiavelli. The State consists of four elements. These are (a) the people; (b) the territory; (c) the government and (d) sovereignty.
The Charter was issued to the East Indian Company in 1600 by whom?
- King Charles II
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Victoria
- Queen Mary
On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I issued the Royal Charter to the East India Company. The British East India Company established trading facilities on the east and west coasts of India as well as in Bengal as a result of this Charter.
Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
- Right to Equality
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right against Exploitation
The Morarji Desai government eventually scrapped the fundamental right to property with the 44th Constitutional Amendment in 1978.
Procedure for Amendment in Indian Constitution is given in which article?
- Article 332
- Article 318
- Article 368
- Article 364
Article 368 in Part 20 of the Constitution deals with the power of parliament to amend the constitution and its procedures. The procedure of amending the constitution has been adopted from the constitution of South Africa.
