{"id":91701,"date":"2025-06-01T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91701"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:02:54","slug":"with-reference-to-the-constitution-of-india-consider-the-following-st-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-constitution-of-india-consider-the-following-st-2\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.<\/li>\n<li>2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is D, as neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Under the Constitution of India, High Courts have the power of judicial review (Articles 226 and 227). This power includes the jurisdiction to examine and, if found unconstitutional, declare any law, including central laws, to be constitutionally invalid, within their territorial jurisdiction. This power is part of the basic structure of the Constitution.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. The Supreme Court of India has the power of judicial review over constitutional amendments. The landmark Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) established the &#8220;Basic Structure Doctrine,&#8221; which holds that Parliament cannot amend the Constitution in a way that alters its basic structure. The Supreme Court can therefore call into question and strike down a constitutional amendment if it violates the basic structure of the Constitution.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe power of judicial review of both High Courts and the Supreme Court serves as a crucial check on the legislative and executive branches, upholding the supremacy of the Constitution and protecting fundamental rights.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid. 2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following st\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-constitution-of-india-consider-the-following-st-2\/#more-91701\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following st<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1119,1099,1180],"class_list":["post-91701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1119","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-supreme-court","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following st<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is D, as neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct. 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