Which of the following provisions were added by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 1) The provisions pertaining to the parliamentary privileges referred to the British House of Commons was omitted. 2) It froze the seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies on the basis of 1971 census till 2001. 3) It added Fundamental Duties. 4) New words like socialist, secular and integrity were added in the Preamble.?

Option 2 : 2, 3 and 4

• 44th Amendment Act, 1978 omitted the reference to the British House of Commons in the provisions pertaining to the parliamentary privileges.
• 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 is the most detailed amendment made so far to the Indian Constitution.
• It is also known as ‘Mini- Constitution’.
• Recommendations of Swaran Singh Committee was implemented by this amendment.

Provisions of the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976:

1. It froze the seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies on the basis of 1971 census till 2001.
2. It added Fundamental Duties.
3. It added words socialist, secular and integrity in the Preamble.
4. Added Part XIV-A and provision for administrative tribunals.