Which of the following statement is correct regarding Article 368 of the Constitution of India?
(i) Article 368 was amended by the 24th Constitution Amendment Act, 1971.
(ii) Article 368 was amended b

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Which of the following statement is correct regarding Article 368 of the Constitution of India?
(i) Article 368 was amended by the 24th Constitution Amendment Act, 1971.
(ii) Article 368 was amended by the 101st Constitution Amendment Act, 2016.

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Correct — C, both (i) and (ii) are true. Article 368 (the amendment power) was amended by the 24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971 (making the President's assent to an amendment Bill mandatory and clarifying Parliament's power to amend any part). It was again amended by the 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016 (GST), which added Article 279A to the list of provisions in the proviso requiring ratification by the States.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) (ii) is also true — the 101st Amendment (2016, GST) did amend Article 368.  (b) (i) is also true — the 24th Amendment (1971) amended Article 368.  (d) Both amendments in fact touched Article 368, so this is wrong.

Concept: Article 368 lays down Parliament's power and procedure to amend the Constitution. It has itself been amended more than once — notably by the 24th Amendment (1971) after the Golaknath case, and by the 101st (GST) Amendment (2016), which brought Article 279A within its ratification proviso.

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