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UPSC 2007: Which of the Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 percent of the total number in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?
(a)91st
(b)93rd
(c)95th
(d)97th
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 91st
The Constitution (91st Amendment) Act, 2003 inserted Articles 75(1A) and 164(1A), capping the size of the Council of Ministers at both Union and State levels to 15 % of the strength of the Lok Sabha/State Legislative Assembly. None of the other listed amendments deal with this provision. ([drishtijudiciary.com](https://www.drishtijudiciary.com/ttp-constitution-of-india/91st-constitutional-amendment-act-2003?utm_source=openai))
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