Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts. 2. There are 390 articles in the Constitution of India in all. 3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amend

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Q: 74 (IAS/2005)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts.
2. There are 390 articles in the Constitution of India in all.
3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendment) Acts.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,231,76,14,14,231,48

keywords: 

{'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'amendment': [2, 1, 0, 5], 'eleventh': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'twelfth schedules': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'tenth': [2, 0, 4, 0], 'articles': [1, 0, 0, 1]}

Explanation:

Statement 1: The Constitution of India has 25 parts, not 20. The parts of the Constitution deal with different aspects of governance, such as the Union and its territories, fundamental rights, directive principles of state policy, etc. So, statement 1 is incorrect.

Statement 2: The Constitution of India initially had 395 articles. However, over the years, through amendments, new articles have been added and some articles have been repealed. As of the current knowledge, the Constitution of India has 470 articles. So, statement 2 is incorrect.

Statement 3: The Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India through constitutional amendments, specifically the 73rd and 74th Amendments. These schedules deal with various aspects of decentralized governance, including Panchayats and Municipalities. So, statement 3 is correct.

Therefore, the correct answer is 3 only.