2015 · Q99
Which of the following statements) is/are not correct for the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?
- 1It was inserted by the first amendment in 1951.
- 2It includes those laws which are beyond the purview of judicial review.
- 3It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment.
- 4The laws in the Ninth Schedule are primarily those which pertain to the matters of national security.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- A1 and 2
- B2 and 3
- C3 and 4
- D3 only
Explanation
The Ninth Schedule was inserted by the First Amendment in 1951 (1 is true) to shield land-reform laws from judicial review (2 is true as originally conceived). It was not inserted by the 42nd Amendment (3 is false), and its laws are primarily agrarian/land-reform measures, not national-security matters (4 is false). The statements that are not correct are 3 and 4 — option C.