Q. A Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking to amend Article 368, which deals with the procedure to amend the Constitution, needs to be passed in which of the following manner?

[A] By the simple majority of the Parliament

[B] By the special majority of the Parliament

[C] By the special majority of the Parliament and consent of half of the State Legislatures

[D] It cannot be amended at all

Answer: C
Notes:

Exp) Option c is the correct answer.

Article 368 in Part XX deals with the process to amend the Constitution. Article 368 itself can be amended by the Parliament by passing a Constitutional Amendment Bill with special majority (by more than 50 percent of the membership of the House and 2/3rd of the members of each House present and Voting). This is, however, subject to the ratification by at least half of the State Legislatures by a simple majority

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