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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 42

SSC CGL - 18 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q42

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The 40th Amendment Act of 1976 was applied to which Article of the Constitution of India?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 297.

  • Under article 297 of the Constitution, all lands, minerals and other things of value underlying the ocean within the territorial waters or the continental shelf of India vest in the Union to be held for the purposes of the Union
  • . India has sovereign rights over the resources of the exclusive economic zone and is entitled to exercise jurisdiction in respect of certain other matters.
  • It is proposed to amend article 297 of the Constitution so as to provide that all lands, minerals and other things of value underlying the ocean within the exclusive economic zone of India and all other resources of the exclusive economic zone of India shall also vest in the Union and be held for the purposes of the Union.