Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India :
- I.List I-Union List, in the Seventh Schedule
- II.Extent of the executive power of a State
- III.Conditions of the Governor's office
For a constitutional amendment with respect to which of the above, ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States is required before presenting the bill to the President of India for assent?
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Answer: A. Article 368(2) proviso lists the matters that need ratification by at least half the State Legislatures. Item I is included: the Lists in the Seventh Schedule. Item II is included: Article 162, the extent of the executive power of a State. Item III is not included: conditions of the Governor's office (Article 158) can be changed by Parliament alone with special majority. So I and II only.
Watch for: The Governor is a State office, so students assume changes to it need State ratification, but Article 158 is not in the list.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Item III is not in the Article 368(2) proviso, so II and III is wrong.
- C. Item III is not in the Article 368(2) proviso, so I and III is wrong.
- D. Item III does not need State ratification, so all three is wrong.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Article 368(2) proviso; Articles 158 and 162
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