Discussion
Which of the following provisions can be amended by Simple Majority of the Parliament.
1. Establishment of new States
2. Delimitation of Constituencies
3. Fundamental Rights
4. Distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States:
Answer: B
Provisions 1 and 2 can be amended by a simple majority, so the answer is 1 and 2 only.
The admission or establishment of new States (Articles 2 to 4) and the delimitation of constituencies are among the matters Parliament changes by ordinary law, by a simple majority, outside the procedure of Article 368.
Fundamental Rights can be amended only by a special majority of Parliament under Article 368. The distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States is a federal provision: it needs a special majority and ratification by half the State legislatures. That rules out the options that include 3 or 4.
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