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Answer – (a)

Explanation:

About Article 3 of the Indian Constitution: The article is related to the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states.

Statement 1 is correct: Under the article, Parliament may by law form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State; increase the area of any State; diminish the area of any State; alter the boundaries of any State; alter the name of any State. But a bill to this effect can only be introduced in Parliament on prior recommendation of the President.

Statement 2 is not correct: There is no requirement in the Constitution that such a bill should be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.

Statement 3 is not correct: Both President and Parliament are not bound by the views of the State Legislature even if the State Legislature gives its views within the expiry time of the reference.

Answer – (a)

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Right to Property was initially a fundamental right and was placed in Part III of the Indian Constitution.

Statement 2 is not correct: The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 degraded the right to property from the status of fundamental right to legal right. It deleted Article 19(1)(f) and Article 31 from Part III of the Constitution and placed it under Article 300A in Part XII of the Constitution.

Answer – (d)

Explanation:

Statement 1 is not correct: According to Article 262 of the Constitution of India, Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution or control of the waters of, or in, any inter-state river or river valley.

Statement 2 is not correct: Article 262 of India’s Constitution provides for barring the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over interstate river water disputes. Accordingly, the Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 bars the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court or any other court over inter-state river water disputes.

Additional information: The Parliament has enacted Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers and river valley thereof. This Act makes provision for the settlement of water disputes between two or more states of India by an ad hoc Water Tribunal constituted by the Central Government at the request of a state.

Answer – (b)

Explanation:

About Second Schedule of the Constitution: It contains provisions regarding the salaries and allowances payable to the President, Governors of States, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of a state, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

About Third Schedule of the Constitution: It provides for the forms of oaths or affirmations including the Union Ministers, members of parliament, judges of the Supreme Court and High Court and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Hence option (b) is the correct answer.