Match the Amendments with their year of implementation:

List - I

List - II

A.

42nd Amendment

1.

1985

B.

52nd Amendment

2.

2011

C.

86th Amendment

3.

1976

D.

96th Amendment

4.

2002

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Question

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Answer 1

The Correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

42nd Amendment (1976) → Known as the "Mini-Constitution", it made significant changes to the Constitution during the Emergency.
52nd Amendment (1985) → Introduced the Anti-Defection Law to prevent political defections.
86th Amendment (2002) → Made the Right to Education a Fundamental Right (Article 21A).
96th Amendment (2011) → Changed the name of the official language "Oriya" to "Odia" in the Eighth Schedule.
Hence Option 4 is Correct.