Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2021 GS-I Indian Polity
Question

Which Constitution Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 61st Amendment

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “61st Amendment”.
The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.

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