Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :
1. Passage of the Anti-defection law by the Parliament of India
2. Mizoram was made a state
3. Voting age was reduced from 21 to 18
4. Maithili was added to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
Select the answer using the code given below :
2, 3, 1, 4
1, 3, 2, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
1, 2, 3, 4
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1. Passage of the Anti-defection law (52nd Amendment Act): 1985.
2. Mizoram was made a state (State of Mizoram Act): 1986, came into effect in 1987.
3. Voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 (61st Amendment Act): 1989.
4. Maithili was added to the Eighth Schedule (92nd Amendment Act): 2003.
The correct chronological order is 1, 2, 3, 4.
– Statehood for Mizoram: Achieved on February 20, 1987, through the State of Mizoram Act, 1986.
– Reduction of Voting Age: Done by the 61st Amendment Act, 1989, amending Article 326 of the Constitution.
– Addition of Maithili to Eighth Schedule: One of the four languages (Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santali) added by the 92nd Amendment Act, 2003.