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UPSC 2013 · Q11 · Indian Polity › Constitutional Framework & Development · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a Bill in the Lok Sabha only.
  2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislatures of all the States of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC 2013 · Q28 · Indian Polity › Constitutional Framework & Development · Save

'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in

(a) the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights
(b) the Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (b) the Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy