Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding
anti-defection?
Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding
anti-defection?
Answer:
(d)
Easy
Core Books/NCERT
Option a (Second Schedule) is Incorrect: It contains provisions regarding salaries, allowances, and pensions of Constitutional functionaries (President, Judges, Governors, etc.). Option b (Fifth Schedule) is Incorrect: It deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Tribes in India. Option c (Eighth Schedule) is Incorrect: It lists officially recognized languages of India (22 languages). Option d (Tenth Schedule) is Correct: Introduced by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985. Known as the “Anti-Defection Law” and Provides grounds for disqualification of MPs/MLAs on the basis of defection from their political party