Important Constitutional Amendments (1st to 106th): A Revision Table for Exams
A revision table of the constitutional amendments most often asked in UPSC and SSC CGL, with year, change, and a short quiz.
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Amendment questions in UPSC and SSC are usually a year plus one change. You do not need every amendment from the 1st to the 106th. You need the set that changes rights, federalism, local government, and reservations. Use the table as a recall sheet, then close it and write the year from memory.
| Amendment | Year | What to remember |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1951 | Saved land reforms; Ninth Schedule; reasonable restrictions on speech; special provisions under Article 15 |
| 7th | 1956 | Reorganised States on linguistic lines and reworked the Union, State and Concurrent Lists |
| 24th | 1971 | Parliament may amend any part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights |
| 42nd | 1976 | Often called the mini-Constitution; added Fundamental Duties and the words socialist and secular to the Preamble |
| 44th | 1978 | Removed the right to property from Part III; Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended in an emergency |
| 52nd | 1985 | Anti-defection law, Tenth Schedule |
| 61st | 1989 | Voting age reduced from 21 to 18 years |
| 73rd | 1992 | Panchayats, Part IX |
| 74th | 1992 | Municipalities, Part IXA |
| 86th | 2002 | Article 21A, free and compulsory education for ages 6 to 14 |
| 97th | 2011 | Co-operative societies, and a new freedom under Article 19(1)(c) |
| 101st | 2016 | Goods and Services Tax |
| 103rd | 2019 | Up to 10 percent reservation for economically weaker sections |
| 106th | 2023 | Reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, to take effect after delimitation |
How to use the table
Pair each amendment with one article or one schedule. The 44th belongs with Article 300A and with the emergency rule on Articles 20 and 21. The 73rd and 74th belong together; examiners swap panchayat and municipality. The 101st belongs with the GST Council under Article 279A. The 103rd belongs with Articles 15(6) and 16(6), and it is often confused with earlier reservation amendments.
Practice MCQs
1. The voting age was lowered to 18 by the: (a) 42nd (b) 44th (c) 61st (d) 73rd Amendment
Answer: (c). The 61st Amendment Act, 1988, effective 1989.
2. Article 21A was inserted by the: (a) 86th (b) 42nd (c) 44th (d) 97th Amendment
Answer: (a). 86th Amendment Act, 2002.
3. The anti-defection law is in the: (a) Ninth Schedule (b) Tenth Schedule (c) Eleventh Schedule (d) Twelfth Schedule
Answer: (b). Tenth Schedule, added by the 52nd Amendment. The Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules list panchayat and municipality subjects.
4. GST was introduced by the: (a) 100th (b) 101st (c) 102nd (d) 103rd Amendment
Answer: (b). The 101st Amendment Act, 2016.
5. Which amendment removed the right to property from the Fundamental Rights? (a) 42nd (b) 44th (c) 25th (d) 1st
Answer: (b). The 44th Amendment, 1978.
6. Panchayati Raj was given constitutional status by the: (a) 73rd (b) 74th (c) 42nd (d) 86th Amendment
Answer: (a). The 74th did the same for municipalities.
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