Discussion
Which of the following Constitution Amendments was the first Constitutional Amendment, which was rectified by the State Legislatures according to the requirements of the provision of the Article 368 (2) of the Constitution ?
Answer: C
The first amendment ratified by the states was the Third Constitutional Amendment, 1954.
Under the proviso to Article 368(2), an amendment affecting certain federal provisions, including the lists of the Seventh Schedule, must also be ratified by the legislatures of at least half the states. The Third Amendment (1954) substituted entry 33 of the Concurrent List, on trade in foodstuffs and other essential goods, so it was the first amendment that needed, and received, state ratification (the paper prints 'rectified').
The First Amendment (1951) added the Ninth Schedule and Articles 31A and 31B, and the Second (1952) changed the scale of representation in the Lok Sabha; neither touched an entrenched provision. The Fourth dealt with compensation for acquired property.
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