By which Constitutional Amendment the powers of the President were curtailed and he was bound to accept the advice given by the Council of Ministers ?

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Q: 24 (IES/2002)
By which Constitutional Amendment the powers of the President were curtailed and he was bound to accept the advice given by the Council of Ministers ?

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Polity

question_exam: 

IES

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{'constitutional amendment': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'president': [4, 0, 2, 1], 'ministers': [2, 1, 2, 3], 'powers': [0, 0, 0, 1], '24th': [0, 0, 1, 0], '42nd': [6, 0, 2, 1], '25th': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

Option 1: The 24th Constitutional Amendment does not curtail the powers of the President. It mainly focused on amending the Constitution to include the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution, including fundamental rights.

Option 2: The 25th Constitutional Amendment does not curtail the powers of the President. This amendment mainly pertains to the voting age in elections.

Option 3: The 41st Constitutional Amendment does not curtail the powers of the President. It primarily focused on the anti-defection law, which included disqualification of elected members on grounds of defection.

Option 4: The 42nd Constitutional Amendment curtailed the powers of the President and bound him to accept the advice given by the Council of Ministers. This amendment also added the term "socialist" and "secular" to the preamble of the Constitution and made changes to several other aspects of the Constitution.

Therefore, the correct answer is 4.

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