2022 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I

Question 13: Polity and Governance

Consider the following statements :

  1. 1.A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India.
  2. 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. 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 ?

a1 and 2 only
b2 and 3 only
c1 and 3 only
d1, 2 and 3

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

A Constitution Amendment Bill under Article 368 can be introduced in either House and needs no prior recommendation of the President. It must pass each House separately by a majority of the total membership and two-thirds of members present and voting; the joint sitting under Article 108 does not apply to it. After the 24th Amendment (1971), the President must give assent.

  • 1. Prior recommendation of the President is needed only for certain other bills, not constitutional amendments.
  • 2. Article 368 says the President shall give assent, since the 24th Amendment.
  • 3. Each House must pass it by special majority; a deadlock cannot be resolved by joint sitting.

How you could have got this

  1. If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a), (c) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.

    What you needed to know: Prior recommendation of the President is needed only for certain other bills, not constitutional amendments.

Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statements 2 or 3.

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) Wrong. Statement 1 is false: no prior presidential recommendation is needed.
  • (b) Correct. Assent is obligatory and there is no joint sitting.
  • (c) Wrong. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is missing.
  • (d) Wrong. Statement 1 is false.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.