Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jun 2025 Political Science
Article 370 was abrogated from the Indian Constitution in
AMarch 2017
BAugust 2019 ✓ Correct
CNovember 2017
DJuly 2018
Correct answer: (B) August 2019 — Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was effectively abrogated in August 2019.
Explanation
★Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was effectively abrogated in August 2019.
★The Union government issued a Presidential Order on 5 August 2019, and Parliament passed the related resolutions and Act.
★The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act split the state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
★The reorganisation took effect on 31 October 2019.
★The other dates listed do not match this constitutional change.
★A constitutional date to lock: August 2019 for the abrogation of Article 370.
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