Reduced voting age, Provision of service tax, etc.
Q. Match the amendments to its provisions correctly.
| Amendment | Provisions |
|---|
| A. 61st | 1. Disputes relating to the President, PM, etc. beyond the scope of judiciary. |
| B. 88th | 2. Authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi. |
| C. 58th | 3. Provision for service tax (Article 268-A). |
| D. 39th | 4. Reduced voting age to 18 years. |
- Published on 23 Feb 17a. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
b. A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
c. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
d. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
ANSWER: A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- 88th Amendment Act, 2003 made a provision for service tax (Article 268-A).
- Taxes on services are levied by the Centre.
- But, their proceeds are collected as well as appropriated by both the Centre and the states in accordance with the principles formulated by parliament.
- 58th Amendment Act, 1987 provided for an authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi language and gave the same legal sanctity to the Hindi version of the Constitution.
- 39th Amendment Act, 1975 placed the disputes relating to the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Speaker beyond the scope of the judiciary.
- They are to be decided by such authority as may be determined by the Parliament.
- 61st Amendment Act, 1989 reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly elections.
- 19th Amendment Act, 1966 abolished the system of Election Tribunals and vested the power to hear election petitions in the High Courts.
