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Which Constitutional Amendment is known as the 'Mini-Constitution'?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 42nd Amendment
  2. 44th Amendment
  3. 52nd Amendment
  4. 73rd Amendment

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 42nd Amendment

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (A) 42nd Amendment šŸ“š Explanation: The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976, enacted during the Emergency under the Indira Gandhi government, is often called the 'Mini-Constitution' because of the vast number of changes it brought to the Indian Constitution. It added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity' to the Preamble, incorporated Fundamental Duties (Part IV-A), and attempted to give primacy to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights. Many of its controversial provisions were later reversed by the 44th Amendment.