UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 104: Polity and Governance
Consider the following statements:
- 1.The Constitution of India has 20 parts.
- 2.There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.
- 3.Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendments) Acts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AnswerThe answer is (c).
Statement 3 is right: the Ninth Schedule came with the First Amendment (1951), the Tenth with the 52nd (1985), and the Eleventh and Twelfth with the 73rd and 74th Amendments (1992). Statement 1 is wrong: the Constitution began with 22 parts and has more now, not 20. Statement 2 is wrong: the original text had 395 articles, and the count is higher now, not 390.
- 1. The Constitution began with 22 parts and has more now.
- 2. The original had 395 articles, and amendments have added more.
- 3. The Ninth to Twelfth Schedules were added by amendment Acts.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (a), (b) and (d) go: each of them includes 2.
What you needed to know: The original had 395 articles, and amendments have added more.
The red flag in statement 2 is “all”. In UPSC’s papers, statements with “all” were true 41% of the time (76 statements). A hint, not a rule.
Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statements 1 or 3.
This follows an unofficial answer: UPSC has not published its key for this year, and if that answer is wrong, so is this path.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Statements 1 and 2 are both false.
- (b) Statement 2 is false: the original text had 395 articles.
- (c) Correct: only statement 3 holds.
- (d) Statements 1 and 2 are false.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.