Assertion (A) : The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976) is known as 'Mini-Constitution'. Reason (R) : The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976) made changes to the Preamble, the Seventh Schedule and to 54 Articles of the Constitution.

Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 1 2025 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
3. (A) is true, while (R) is false
4. (A) is false, while (R) is true

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