Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I
(Amendment to the Constitution of India)
List II
(Subject)
A. 52nd Amendment Act, 19851. Reduction of voting age from 21 to 18
B. 73rd Amendment Act, 19922. Right to Education
C. 61st Amendment Act, 19883. Panchayati Raj
D. 86th Amendment Act, 20064. Disqualification on grounds of defection
A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2017
The correct matching code is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2. This corresponds to option (d) in the provided table.
This question tests knowledge of key amendments to the Constitution of India and their subjects.
– The 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 introduced the Tenth Schedule, which deals with the disqualification of Members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection (Match A-4).
– The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 granted constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj Institutions and added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution (Match B-3).
– The 61st Amendment Act, 1988 reduced the voting age for elections to the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years (Match C-1).
– The 86th Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A in the Constitution, making education a Fundamental Right for children between the ages of 6 and 14 years. (Note: The year is 2002, not 2006 as printed in the list, but the subject is correctly identified as Right to Education). (Match D-2).
Thus, the correct match is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2, which corresponds to option (d) in the question’s code table.