किस प्रधानमंत्री के कार्यकाल के दौरान भारत के संविधान में नौवीं अनुसूची को पुरःस्थापित किया गया था?
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The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru · (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri · (c) Indira Gandhi · (d) Morarji Desai
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) जवाहरलाल नेहरू
The Ninth Schedule was added by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, which came into force on 18 June 1951. Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister from 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964, so it was introduced in his time.
- ✓ (a) The First Amendment, 1951, inserted Article 31B and the Ninth Schedule so that the listed laws, mainly land-reform laws, could not be declared void for clashing with Fundamental Rights. Nehru was Prime Minister then.
- ✗ (c) This is the tempting option because Indira Gandhi's period saw many later additions to the Schedule, but the Schedule itself dates from 1951.
- ✗ (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri was Prime Minister only from 1964 to 1966, long after 1951.
- ✗ (d) Morarji Desai headed the government from 1977 to 1979, well after the Ninth Schedule had been created.
Remember · Ninth Schedule and Article 31B came with the First Amendment, 1951, under Nehru; the Fourth Amendment, 1955, added entries 14 to 20.
Sources
- Constitution of India, Ninth Schedule (footnotes on its insertion) ↗ “Ninth Schedule (entries 1 to 13) added by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 14 (w.e.f. 18-6-1951).”
- Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Former Prime Ministers, Prime Minister's Office ↗ “Shri Jawaharlal Nehru August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964”
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