Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India amended Article 19 and inserted provisions fully securing the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws in general and certain specified State Acts in particular?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. First Amendment
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The First Amendment of the Constitution of India amended Article 19 and inserted provisions fully securing the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws in general and certain specified State Acts in particular.
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The First Amendment was passed in 1951 by the Provisional Parliament, which was elected on a limited franchise.
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The First Amendment Act amended articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and 376.
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It inserted articles 31A and 31B.
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It inserted Ninth Schedule to the Constitution to protect the land reform and other laws present in it from the judicial review.
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First Amendment Act had set the precedent of amending the Constitution to overcome judicial pronouncements to implement the programmes and policies of the Government.
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It placed reasonable restrictions on fundamental rights and added three more grounds of restrictions on freedom of speech such as public order, friendly relations with foreign states and incitement to an offence.