Consider the following statements :
- 1.A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India.
- 2.When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent.
- 3.A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: Article 368 does not require the President's prior recommendation for a Constitution Amendment Bill. Statement 2 is correct: after the 24th Amendment (1971), the President must give assent. Statement 3 is correct: each House must pass it by a special majority, and there is no joint sitting for amendment bills. So 2 and 3.
Watch for: Students confuse amendment bills with Money Bills or bills on state boundaries (Article 3), which need prior recommendation.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because no prior presidential recommendation is needed.
- C. Wrong because statement 1 is incorrect.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is incorrect.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Article 368 (as amended by the 24th Amendment Act, 1971); M. Laxmikanth, Indian Polity, chapter 'Amendment of the Constitution'
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