Consider the following statements: 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment

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Q: 36 (IAS/2013)
Consider the following statements:
1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only.
2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,207,215,30,134,51,207

keywords: 

{'amendment': [2, 1, 0, 5], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'legislature': [3, 0, 1, 3], 'changes': [4, 0, 2, 9]}

The correct answer is:

Neither 1 nor 2.

Statement 1 is incorrect. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the introduction of a bill in either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha.

Statement 2 is also incorrect. Amendments to the Constitution do not require ratification by the legislature of all the states. They need to be passed by a special majority in both houses of Parliament.