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Amendment Procedure: 13 previous year questions

UPSC has asked 13 questions on Amendment Procedure between 1999 and 2026: CDS 5 · CSE 4 · CAPF 2 · CISF (LDCE) 2. 10 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 4 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.

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CAPF2026Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 11·1

Which of the following are a part of the „basic features‟ of the Constitution of India as drawn from various decisions of the Supreme Court? 1. Effective access to justice 2. Rule of Law 3. Limitations upon the amending power under Article 368 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Basic features per the SC → effective access to justice | Rule of Law | limitations on the amending power under Art 368
CDS2026 · 1Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 11·1

Consider the following statements regarding the amendment procedure under Article 368 of the Constitution of India : 1. Constitutional amendment bills can be introduced in either House of the Parliament. 2. Constitutional amendment bills should be passed in each House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting. 3. All Constitutional amendment bills must be ratified by the Legislature of not less than one- half of the States. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Art 368 → amendment Bill in either House | special majority in each House | NOT: every amendment Bill needs ratification by half the States
CISF (LDCE)2026Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 4·2

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Constitutional Amendment Act): A. The Constitution (Twenty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1971 B. The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 C. The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 D. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 List II (Major Amendment): 1. Right to Education 2. Panchayati Raj System 3. Power of the Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution of India 4. Insertion of the word 'Secular' in the Preamble of the Constitution of India

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Answer A (official UPSC key)24th Amendment (1971) → Parliament may amend any part | 42nd (1976) → 'Secular' in the Preamble | 73rd (1992) → Panchayati Raj | 86th (2002) → Right to Education
CDS2022 · 1Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 11·1

Which one of the following statements about a Bill for Amendment of the Constitution of India is not correct ?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Constitution Amendment Bill → NOT correct: a joint sitting can be used to pass it
CSE2022Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 11·1

Consider the following statements: 1. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. 2. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent. 3. A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Constitution Amendment Bill → President must give assent | special majority in both Houses, no joint sitting | NOT: needs the President's prior recommendation
CDS2021 · 2Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 11·1

Which of the following statements regarding constitutional amendment is/are correct ? 1. The procedure for amendment to the Constitution is provided in Article 368. 2. A Bill to amend the Constitution can be introduced in either House of the Parliament. 3. The special procedure in Article 368 vests constituent powers upon the ordinary legislation. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Answer B (official UPSC key)Amendment → procedure in Art 368 | Bill may be introduced in either House | Art 368's special procedure vests constituent power in the ordinary legislature (Parliament)
CSE2013Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 11·1

Consider the following statements 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer D (official UPSC key)Amendment Bill → may be initiated in either House (not Lok Sabha alone) | NOT: a change in the federal character needs ratification by ALL States
CDS2010 · 2Amendment ProcedureOn card POL 8·3

Which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India need the ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the states to effect amendment? [2011-I] 1. The manner of election of the President of India. 2. Extent of the executive power of the Union and the states. 3. Powers of the Supreme Court and High Courts. 4. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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Answer A (official UPSC key)Amendment needs ratification by half the States for → manner of the President's election | extent of Union and State executive power | powers of the SC and High Courts | any Seventh Schedule List

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