Which of the following was a major effect of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment?

Explanation / व्याख्या

The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 is also known as the “Mini Constitution of India” because it made many important changes to the Indian Constitution.

Major effects of the 42nd Amendment:

1. Fundamental Duties were added in Part IVA under Article 51A.
   मौलिक कर्तव्यों को संविधान के भाग IVA में अनुच्छेद 51A के तहत जोड़ा गया।
2. The tenure of the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies was increased from 5 years to 6 years during the Emergency period.
   आपातकाल के दौरान लोकसभा और राज्य विधानसभाओं का कार्यकाल 5 वर्ष से बढ़ाकर 6 वर्ष कर दिया गया।

Therefore, the correct option is:
➡️ It increased the tenure of the Lok Sabha and introduced Fundamental Duties.

Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य

🔹 Fundamental Duties

Originally, 10 Fundamental Duties were added by the 42nd Amendment.
Originally 42वें संशोधन द्वारा 10 मौलिक कर्तव्य जोड़े गए थे।

Later, the 86th Constitutional Amendment (2002) added the 11th Fundamental Duty related to education.
बाद में 86वें संविधान संशोधन (2002) द्वारा शिक्षा से संबंधित 11वाँ मौलिक कर्तव्य जोड़ा गया।

🔹 Words Added to the Preamble

The 42nd Amendment added these words to the Preamble:

• Socialist
• Secular
• Integrity

42वें संशोधन द्वारा प्रस्तावना में ये शब्द जोड़े गए:

• समाजवादी
• पंथनिरपेक्ष
• अखंडता

Important Point

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act (1978) later reduced the Lok Sabha tenure back to 5 years.
बाद में 44वें संविधान संशोधन अधिनियम, 1978 ने लोकसभा का कार्यकाल फिर से 5 वर्ष कर दिया।