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UPSC 2003: Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?
(a)6th and 22nd
(b)13th and 38th
(c)7th and 31st
(d)11th and 42nd
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 7th and 31st
The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act 1956 raised the maximum elected strength of the Lok Sabha from 500 to 525, while the 31st Amendment Act 1973 further raised it to 545. No other pair of amendments relates to this specific increase, so option (c) is correct. ([iasexamportal.com](https://iasexamportal.com/paper/IAS_General_Studies_Prelims_Paper_2003_part-2?utm_source=openai))
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