Tenth Schedule and the anti-defection law

1. Question 1Answer D

   On 14 June 2026 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs told the Speaker of a merger with which party?

   • ANCP
   • BCPI
   • CAAP
   • DCorrect answer: NCPI

   Core Trigger: On 14 June 2026 rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs told Speaker Om Birla of a merger with the little-known NCPI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 1

2. Question 2Answer B

   How many MPs did the Speaker's office confirm at the rebels' meeting?

   • A18
   • BCorrect answer: 19
   • C20
   • D21

   Claim: The rebels claimed 20 of the party's 28 Lok Sabha MPs, over two-thirds; the Speaker's office confirmed 19 at the meeting.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 2

3. Question 3Answer A

   Who led the rebel Trinamool Congress MPs?

   • ACorrect answer: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
   • BAbhishek Banerjee
   • CMahua Moitra
   • DSudip Bandyopadhyay

   Current Head: Om Birla, Lok Sabha Speaker, decides disqualification; Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar led the rebels.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 3

4. Question 4Answer C

   What fraction of the legislature party must agree for the Para 4 merger exception?

   • AOne-third
   • BOne-half
   • CCorrect answer: Two-thirds
   • DThree-fourths

   Key Term: Merger exception (Para 4): no disqualification if the original party merges and two-thirds of the legislature party agree.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 4

5. Question 5Answer C

   Consider the statements: 1. The 91st Amendment (2003) deleted the one-third split exception. 2. The 91st Amendment capped ministries at 15 per cent. Which is/are correct?

   • AOnly 1
   • BOnly 2
   • CCorrect answer: Both 1 and 2
   • DNeither

   Reform: The 91st Amendment (2003) deleted the one-third split exception and capped ministries at 15%.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 5

6. Question 6Answer A

   Which senior advocate argued that the original party must merge?

   • ACorrect answer: Kapil Sibal
   • BAbhishek Singhvi
   • CHarish Salve
   • DMukul Rohatgi

   Stakeholders: Abhishek Banerjee filed disqualification petitions on 19 June 2026; Kapil Sibal argued the original party must merge.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 6

7. Question 7Answer B

   Where did the Speaker receive the rebels?

   • ATrinamool Bhavan, Kolkata
   • BCorrect answer: Parliament House, New Delhi
   • CRashtrapati Bhavan
   • DWest Bengal Assembly

   Venue: The Speaker received the rebels in Parliament House, New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 8

8. Question 8Answer A

   Which Amendment Act, 1985 inserted the Tenth Schedule?

   • ACorrect answer: Fifty-second Amendment
   • BForty-second Amendment
   • CForty-fourth Amendment
   • DSixty-first Amendment

   Founded: The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 9

9. Question 9Answer C

   Which Paragraph of the Tenth Schedule did Kihoto Hollohan strike down?

   • APara 2
   • BPara 4
   • CCorrect answer: Para 7
   • DPara 6

   Landmark: Kihoto Hollohan (reasons delivered 18 February 1992) struck down Para 7; Speaker's decisions are reviewable.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 10

10. Question 10Answer A

    Consider the statements: 1. Para 2 disqualifies those giving up membership or defying the whip. 2. Para 4 empowers the Speaker to decide disqualification. Which is/are correct?

    • ACorrect answer: Only 1
    • BOnly 2
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Articles: Para 2 disqualifies those giving up membership or defying the whip; Para 4 is merger; Para 6 empowers the Speaker.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 014, point 11

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