Consider the following statements:
- 1. The Constitution of India empowers the Parliament to form new States and to alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing States by passing a resolution in simple majority.
- 2. Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2016
– Statement 2 says Jammu and Kashmir was given special status under Article 370. This is factually correct based on the Constitution of India as it existed until August 2019. Article 370 granted special autonomous status to J&K. While this status was subsequently revoked/modified, the statement accurately reflects a constitutional provision that existed for a long period. Assuming the question refers to the Constitution generally, this statement is correct.
– Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.