Consider the following statements : 1. The Constitution of India empowers the . Parliament to form new States and to alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing States by passing a resolution , in simple majority. 2. Jammu and Kashmir has been given

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Q: 72 (NDA-I/2016)
Consider the following statements :
1. The Constitution of India empowers the . Parliament to form new States and to alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing States by passing a resolution , in simple majority.
2. Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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0,73,15,4,11,73,0

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{'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'jammu': [4, 2, 0, 3], 'kashmir': [3, 1, 2, 2], 'states': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'simple majority': [1, 0, 2, 6], 'new states': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'special status': [3, 0, 0, 1], 'resolution': [6, 0, 3, 9], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

The correct answer is option 3, which means both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Statement 1 states that the Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to form new States and alter the areas, boundaries, or names of existing States by passing a resolution in simple majority. This statement is correct as Article 3 of the Constitution grants the Parliament the power to do so. The Parliament can create new states, alter the boundaries or names of existing states through a simple majority resolution.

Statement 2 states that Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India. This statement is also correct. Article 370 grants autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, providing the state with its own constitution and a separate set of laws. This provision was introduced to accommodate the specific historical and geographical circumstances of Jammu and Kashmir.

Therefore, both statements are correct, and the correct answer is option 3.