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Question

The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India relates to:

The correct answer is
the anti-defection law.

Tenth Schedule: Anti-Defection Law Explained

The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India deals specifically with provisions related to the disqualification of members of Parliament and State Legislatures on the grounds of defection.

Key aspects include:

  • It was introduced by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985.
  • It outlines the conditions under which a legislator can be disqualified for defecting from their political party.
  • Common grounds for disqualification include voluntarily giving up membership of the party or voting against the party's whip in the legislature.
  • This schedule aims to ensure party discipline and prevent frequent changes in government based on shifting loyalties.

Therefore, the Tenth Schedule is fundamentally associated with the anti-defection law.

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Important Questions from Important Bills/Acts

  1. Match List I with List II :

    List IList II
    a. 26td Constitutional Amendment  
    b. 52nd Constitutional Amendment
    c. 86td Constitutional Amendment
    d. 103rd Constitutional Amendment   
    i. Reservation for EWS
    ii. Education as fundamental right   
    iii. Abolition of Privy Purse
    iv. Anti defection law 

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  2. The amending power of the Parliament is set forth in which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
  3. Who, among the following Presidents of India, sent back the Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 1986 for the reconsideration of the Parliament?
  4. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
    1. The abolition of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission
    2. The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005
    Select the answer using the code given below :
  5. The Judgment of the Supreme Court in Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India 2004 is related to which of the following?
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