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How many Directive Principles were added or amended in the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976?

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Four

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Shifted five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List (Education, Forests, Weights & Measures, Protection of Wild Animals & Birds, and Administration of Justice). Provided for administrative tribunals and other tribunals (Part XIV-A). Froze the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies on the basis of the 1971 census till the year 2001. The inclusion of new DPSPs reflected the growing emphasis on social justice, environmental protection, and economic democracy in the policy framework of the state.

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