This amendment was enacted to combat secessionist and fissiparous tendencies that emerged in the 1960s. It allowed the Parliament to make laws prohibiting questioning the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments was enacted to deal with issues of national integration in the 1960s, enabling the State to impose by law reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the fundamental right to freedom guaranteed in Article 19 in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India? A) 15th Amendment B) 16th Amendment C) 17th Amendment D) State was never given such power
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2019 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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