Question

When did the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act pass by the parliament?
1. 1974
2. 1975
3. 1978
4. 1976

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1975

Option 2 is correct:

• 36th Constitutional Amendment Act passed by the parliament in 1975.
• By this Act, made Sikkim a full-fledged State of the Indian Union and omitted the Tenth Schedule.
• Thirty-Fifth Amendment Act, 1974 - Accorded status of associate state to Sikkim by ending its protectorate kingdom status which was a novel concept introduced in the constitution.
• Sikkim, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the eastern Himalayas.
• It is one of the smallest states in India.
• The capital of Sikkim is Gangtok.
• Sikkim shares its border with Nepal, China, Bhutan.
• Important tribes of Sikkim are Lepcha, Bhutia.
• Kanchenjunga national park established in 1977 is also situated in Sikkim.
• State animal of Sikkim is Red Panda.