Q16
Indian PolityConstitutional Amendments
The Right to Property was dropped from the list of Fundamental Rights by the
- a.24th Amendment.
- b.42nd Amendment.
- c.44th Amendment.
- d.None of the above
Answer: (C) 44th Amendment.
The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 deleted Article 31 and Article 19(1)(f), making property only a legal right under Article 300A. The 24th Amendment concerned Parliament's power to amend the Constitution, and the 42nd did not touch the right to property's status.