UPSC Prelims 2023— Question 34

This question tests Constitutional Amendments and Judicial Review under Fundamental Rights. The central point is UPSC dropped this question from final evaluation. Option A: 1st Amendment. Because UPSC dropped this question, no option receives a scoring key. Option B: 42nd Amendment. Because UPSC dropped this question, no option receives a scoring key. Option C: 44th Amendment. Because UPSC dropped this question, no option receives a scoring key. Option D: 86th Amendment. Because UPSC dropped this question, no option receives a scoring key. The question should be approached by checking each statement independently rather than accepting a familiar phrase at face value. This is particularly important in UPSC questions where a single incorrect institutional attribution, location, chronology, absolute word or causal link can invalidate an otherwise plausible option. The broader revision takeaway is to connect the keyed answer with the underlying concept rather than memorizing only the letter. The options also illustrate how UPSC constructs distractors by mixing correct facts with one altered detail. In revision, candidates should therefore retain both the positive fact and the nearest contrasting fact so that the same concept can be recognized when the framing changes in another year.