UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 49
The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951 inserted the Ninth Schedule during Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s government to protect specified land-reform laws from certain challenges, subject to later judicial limits.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Correct): Nehru was prime minister in 1951 when the Ninth Schedule was added.
B (Incorrect): Shastri became prime minister in 1964, much later.
C (Incorrect): Indira Gandhi became prime minister in 1966.
D (Incorrect): Morarji Desai served as prime minister during 1977–1979.