There are provisions in the Constitution of India which empower the Parliament to modify or annul the operation of certain provisions of the Constitution without actually amending them. They include 1. any law made under Article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new States) 2. any law made under Article 3 (relating to formation of new States) 3. amendment of First Schedule and Fourth Schedule Select the correct answer using the code given below.

According to Article 4 of the Constitution of India, any law made under Article 2 (admission or establishment of new States) or Article 3 (formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries, or names) is not deemed to be an amendment of the Constitution for the purposes of Article 368 [2]. Article 4(1) specifically mandates that such laws shall contain provisions for the amendment of the First Schedule (listing states and territories) and the Fourth Schedule (allocation of seats in the Council of States) to give effect to the changes [2]. Because these modifications are carried out by a simple majority through ordinary legislative processes rather than the special procedure under Article 368, they effectively allow Parliament to modify the operation of these constitutional provisions without a formal constituent amendment [4]. Thus, all three statements are correct.

Sources

1. [1] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/19151/1/constitution_of_india.pdf
2. [2] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/Part1.pdf
3. [4] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 9: CONSTITUTION AS A LIVING DOCUMENT > Article 368: > p. 201