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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper V: Indian Constitution and Economy · Question 76 of 200

Q76
Indian PolityConstitutional Amendments
Which Amendment Act made Sikkim a full-fledged State of India?
  1. a.34th Constitutional Amendment Act
  2. b.35th Constitutional Amendment Act
  3. c.36th Constitutional Amendment Act
  4. d.37th Constitutional Amendment Act

Answer: (C) 36th Constitutional Amendment Act

The 36th Amendment Act, 1975 made Sikkim a full State of the Indian Union and inserted Article 371F. The 35th Amendment (1974) had earlier made Sikkim an 'associate State', which makes (B) the tempting wrong option; the 34th and 37th dealt with other matters.

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