{"id":3689,"date":"2025-11-29T14:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:08:55","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=3689","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (221)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Which constitutional provision was repealed as a result of Sikkim becoming a full-fledged state in 1975?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 2A<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 371F<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Article 3<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Article 2A. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> *The 35th Constitutional Amendment Act (1974) introduced Article 2A to designate Sikkim as an \u201cassociate state.\u201d<br\/>\n\n*However, this experiment failed, and Article 2A was repealed by the 36th Amendment Act (1975) when Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union.<br\/>\n\n*Article 371F was added in place to give Sikkim special provisions.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Under which constitutional provision can Parliament make changes to the First and Fourth Schedules when altering state boundaries or creating new states?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Article 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Article 4. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> *Article 4 provides that laws made under Articles 2 and 3 (for admission\/establishment of new states or alteration of boundaries) may also include amendments to the First and Fourth Schedules.<br\/>\n\n*Importantly, such changes are not considered constitutional amendments under Article 368.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, did NOT result in which of the following?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Elevation of Tripura to statehood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Formation of Sikkim as a state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Creation of Mizoram as a Union Territory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Elevation of Meghalaya to full statehood<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Formation of Sikkim as a state. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> 1. The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 led to:<br\/>\n\n*Manipur and Tripura becoming full states,<br\/>\n\n*Meghalaya becoming a full state (from sub-state),<br\/>\n\n*Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becoming Union Territories.<br\/>\n\n2.Sikkim&#8217;s transition to a state happened separately in 1975 via the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which of the following pairs is <strong>incorrectly matched<\/strong> in terms of <strong>state creation act and year<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Jharkhand \u2013 Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Uttarakhand \u2013 Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Telangana \u2013 Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Haryana \u2013 Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1972<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Haryana \u2013 Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1972. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> 1. Haryana was created under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, not 1972.<br\/>\n\n2. The Act resulted in the bifurcation of Punjab, creation of Haryana, and Chandigarh as a Union Territory.<br\/>\n\n3. All other options correctly match with the acts and years of state formation.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. According to the Constitution, which of the following actions <strong>does NOT require<\/strong> a constitutional amendment under Article 368?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Creation of a new state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Change in the name of a state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Inclusion of a state in the First Schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Change in the election process of the President<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Creation of a new state. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> 1.The creation of a new state is done under Article 3, and accompanying changes to the First and Fourth Schedules are handled via Article 4.<br\/>\n\n2.These do not require a constitutional amendment under Article 368.<br\/>\n\n3.In contrast, changing the President\u2019s election process requires formal constitutional amendment under Article 368.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Which constitutional provision was repealed as a result of Sikkim becoming a full-fledged state in 1975? View Answer Correct Option: 1. Article 2A. 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