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PCSadda.BETA⌂ Home◎ Prelims✎ MainsPCS CopilotDaily QuizDaily Current AffairsSmart SyllabusLibraryTelegram DigestSaved2PCS COPILOT+ NewRECENTExplain the doctrine …what is latest newsWrite a mains answe…Explain judicial revie…Why was Article 370…⚑ FeedbackJJohn DoeFree plan✦ PCS Copilot · BPSCCrush it, then rest, John. 😴Ask a doubt, understand a topic, or find questions…explain doctrine of basic structure in 2 liners and give past pyq⚡ Balanced ▾✦ SuggestedDoubtsConcept ClarityFind PYQsMains AnswerExplain the doctrine of basic structureShow me PYQs on the collegium systemWrite a mains answer on cooperative federalism✦ explain doctrine of basic structure in 2 liners and give past pyq ⌁ BP BPSC ▾explain doctrine of basic structure in 2 liners and give past pyqPCS Copilot is thinking…Doctrine of Basic Structure — the Supreme Court held in Kesavananda Bharati (1973) that Parliamentcannot amend the basic features of the Constitution (supremacy, secularism, judicial review), evenunder Article 368. Let me pull up the previous-year questions for you nowHere are the PYQs on this topic:BPSC PYQs on Doctrine of Basic Structure:1. BPSC 2020 — The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of 'Basic Structure of theConstitution' in: (direct recall — the answer is Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, 1973)Key cases to remember for BPSC:Kesavananda Bharati (1973) — 13-judge bench; basic structure doctrine bornIndira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain (1975) — Election of PM brought under basic structureMinerva Mills (1980) — harmony between Fundamental Rights & DPSPs is a basic featureWaman Rao (1981) — applied basic structure to Article 31CI.R. Coelho (2007) — 9th Schedule laws also subject to basic structure reviewWant me to pull up more PYQs from other state exams or UPSC on this?1 previous-year questionOpen in side panelView →Ask a doubt, understand a topic, or find questions…⚡ Balanced ▾Pa✦ explain doctrine of basic structure in 2 liners… explain doctrine of basic structure in 2 liners…Doctrine of Basic Structure — Kesavananda Bharati (1973): Parliament cannot amend thebasic features of the Constitution, even under Article 368.BPSC PYQs on Doctrine of Basic Structure:1. BPSC 2020 — doctrine enunciated in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, 1973Key cases to remember for BPSC:Kesavananda Bharati (1973) — doctrine bornIndira Nehru Gandhi (1975) — PM electionMinerva Mills (1980) — FR & DPSP harmonyWaman Rao (1981) · I.R. Coelho (2007)1 previous-year questionOpen in side panelView →1 question⤓ ✕UPPSC - 2020prelims-gs1Basic Structure DoctrineEnHiThe Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrineof 'Basic Structure of the Constitution' inAThe Golaknath Case in 1967BThe Keshavanand Bharati Case in 1973CThe Shankari Prasad Case in 1951DThe Sajjan Singh Case in 1965👁 Show answerCORRECT ANSWERCorrect Answer: b. The Keshavanand BharatiCase in 1973📖 ExplanationThe doctrine was propounded in the KesavanandaBharati case in 1973.Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannotdestroy its basic structure.👉 Therefore, the correct answer is b.🧠 Memory Trick:Basic Structure = Kesavananda Bharati, 1973.
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