Political Science · Political Institutions in India
Which amendment set the limit on the size of the Council of Ministers?
AThe Fifty-Second Constitutional Amendment Act
BThe Ninety-First Constitutional Amendment Act ✓ Correct
CThe Eighty-Sixth Constitutional Amendment Act
DThe Forty-Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act
Correct answer: (B) The Ninety-First Constitutional Amendment Act — The Ninety-First Amendment set this limit, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Ninety-First Amendment set this limit, so that is the answer.
★It capped the Council of Ministers at 15% of the Lok Sabha.
★It also strengthened the anti-defection law.
★It barred disqualified defectors from holding ministerial office.
★It was enacted in 2003.
★The other amendments did not set this limit.
★Thus the answer is the Ninety-First Amendment Act.
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