Polity

The disqualification of the Members of Parliament and state legislatures on the ground of defection has been provided in ?

A.Tenth schedule of the Constitution.

B.Eleventh schedule of the Constitution.

C.Seventh schedule of the Constitution.

D.Twelfth schedule of the Constitution.

Ans: A.Tenth schedule of the Constitution.

Exp:

Tenth schedule of the Constitution : Added by 52nd amendment in 1985. Contains provisions of disqualification on grounds of defection.

The anti-defection law in India, technically the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution, was enacted to address the perceived problem of instability caused by democratically elected legislators in India’s Parliamentary System of Government shifting allegiance from the parties they supported at the time of election

Eleventh schedule of the Constitution: By 73rd amendment in 1992. Contains provisions of Panchayati Raj.

Twelfth schedule of the Constitution: By 74thamendment in 1992. Contains provisions of Municipal Corporation.