Question

Who was the Prime Minister of India when the 42nd Amendment Bill bringing in the changes in the Constitution was passed?

• A. Rajiv Gandhi
• B. V.P. Singh
• C. Indira Gandhi
• D. Morarji Desai

Hint:

This amendment was passed in 1976, right during the Emergency period.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Place the 42nd Amendment on the timeline.
The 42nd Amendment Act was passed in 1976, right in the middle of the national Emergency that ran from 1975 to 1977, and it is often called a mini-Constitution because of how many changes it made.

Step 2: Match this year to the sitting Prime Minister.
Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister throughout the Emergency, so she was the one heading the government when Parliament passed this amendment.

Step 3: Check the other leaders against the same year.
Morarji Desai took charge only in 1977, after the Emergency ended. V.P. Singh became Prime Minister in 1989, and Rajiv Gandhi in 1984, both far too late to fit 1976.

Final Answer:
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister when the 42nd Amendment was passed, so option C is correct. \[ \boxed{\text{Indira Gandhi}} \]