Match the Constitutional Amendments and its Provisions:
(Constitutional Amendments) (Provisions)
1. 10th CAA A. Incorporation of Pondicherry in the Indian Union
2. 12th CAA B. State status of Nagaland and special provision
3. 13th CAA C. Incorporation of Goa, Daman, and Diu in the Indian Union
4. 14th CAA D. Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the Indian Union
Select the correct answer by using the code below:
1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
Incorrect Answer1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
Incorrect Answer1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
Incorrect Answer1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
Correct AnswerExplanation:
? The 10th amendment to the Indian Constitution added Dadra and Nagar Haveli as the seventh Union territory of India. It achieved this by amending the First Schedule to the Constitution. Additionally, it modified Article 240(1) to include Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a union territory, granting the President the authority to make regulations for the peace, progress, and good governance of the territory. ? Through the Twelfth Amendment Act of 1962, Goa, Daman, and Diu was incorporated into the Indian Union. These territories were acquired by India from the Portuguese through a police action in 1961. The 12th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1962 established them as a union territory. ? The 13th Amendment of the Indian Constitution was enacted with the objective of incorporating the state of Nagaland into the Union of India. Following debates and adoption by the House of Representatives, the amendment came into force on a date specified by the Central Government. ? The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, incorporated Pondicherry (now Puducherry) as the ninth Union territory of India, and also gave Parliament the authority to create by law, Legislatures and Councils of Ministers for the Union.
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By: Parvesh Mehta