Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. 36th Constitutional Amendment Act
- II. 61st Constitutional Amendment Act
- III. 97th Constitutional Amendment Act
- IV. 99th Constitutional Amendment Act
List II
- a. Transparency in judicial appointments
- b. Declaration of Sikkim as a full-fledged state
- c. Lowering of voting age from 21 to 18 years
- d. Formation and functioning of cooperative societies
AI-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a
BI-b, II-d, III-a, IV-c
CI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
DI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a — Correct matching: the 36th Amendment made Sikkim a full state, the 61st lowered the voting age to 18, the 97th dealt with cooperative societies, and the 99th concerned judicial appointments.
Explanation
★Correct matching: the 36th Amendment made Sikkim a full state, the 61st lowered the voting age to 18, the 97th dealt with cooperative societies, and the 99th concerned judicial appointments.
★The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975 made Sikkim a full-fledged State of the Indian Union, after it had been an associate state under the 35th Amendment.
★The 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1989 reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections by amending Article 326.
★The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011 gave constitutional status to cooperative societies, made forming them a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(c), and added Part IX-B.
★The 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014 created the National Judicial Appointments Commission to appoint judges, aimed at transparency in judicial appointments.
★The Supreme Court struck down the 99th Amendment and the NJAC Act in 2015 in the Fourth Judges case, restoring the collegium system.
★The 97th Amendment also inserted a Directive Principle, Article 43-B, on the promotion of cooperative societies.
★For NET, group the 73rd, 74th and 97th Amendments for local bodies and cooperatives, and remember the 61st Amendment for the voting age and the 36th for Sikkim's statehood.
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