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Which constitutional amendment act in India is famously known as the 'Mini-Constitution'?
42nd Amendment
44th Amendment
52nd Amendment
61st Amendment
42nd Amendment
Associate the year 1976 and the extensive alterations made during the Emergency period directly with the 42nd Amendment to instantly recall its 'Mini-Constitution' status.
Identification of the Indian Constitutional Amendment Act known as the 'Mini-Constitution'.
42
Associate the year 1976 and the extensive alterations made during the Emergency period directly with the 42nd Amendment to instantly recall its 'Mini-Constitution' status.
Confusing the 42nd Amendment with the 44th Amendment, which was enacted later in 1978 to undo many of the authoritarian provisions introduced by the 42nd Amendment.
Analyze the Question
The objective is to identify which constitutional amendment is referred to as the 'Mini-Constitution' due to its massive scope of changes.
Mini-Constitution
Evaluate the 42nd Amendment
Enacted in 1976 during the Emergency, the 42nd Amendment made sweeping changes to the Constitution, including the Preamble and the addition of Fundamental Duties.
1976
Match with Options
Because of the vast scale of these amendments, it is historically and popularly known as the 'Mini-Constitution', corresponding to Option A.
OptionA
A is correct because the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 introduced massive changes to the Indian Constitution, earning it the title 'Mini-Constitution'.
Keep in mind that the 42nd Amendment also added Part IV-A containing the Fundamental Duties under Article 51A, a frequent topic in competitive exams.