Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and its procedure can be amended by special majority of Parliament and consent of states A number of provisions in the Constitution can be amended by a simple majority of the two Houses of Parliament outside the scope of Article 368. These provisions include:

1. Admission or establishment of new states.
2. Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states. 3. Abolition or creation of legislative councils in states.
3. Second Schedule—emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of the president, the governors, the Speakers, judges, etc.
4. Quorum in Parliament.
5. Salaries and allowances of the members of Parliament.
6. Rules of procedure in Parliament.
7. Privileges of the Parliament, its members and its committees.
8. Use of English language in Parliament.
9. Number of puisne judges in the Supreme Court.
10. Conferment of more jurisdiction on the Supreme Court.
11. Use of official language.
12. Citizenship—acquisition and termination.
13. Elections to Parliament and state legislatures.
14. Delimitation of constituencies.
15. Union territories.
16. Fifth Schedule—administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.
17. Sixth Schedule—administration of tribal areas.

Both the statements are correct.

The dissolution of the Lok Sabha may take place in either of two ways:

1. Automatic dissolution, that is, on the expiry of its tenure of five years or the terms as extended during a national emergency; or
2. Whenever the President decides to dissolve the House, which he is authorised to do. Once the Lok Sabha is dissolved before the completion of its normal tenure, the dissolution is irrevocable.

Both the statements are incorrect.

Article 324 of the Constitution has made the provisions with regard to the composition of election commission.

• The Election Commission shall consist of the chief election commissioner and such number of other election commissioners, if any, as the president may from time to time fix.
• In case of difference of opinion amongst the Chief election commissioner and/or two other election commissioners, the matter is decided by the Commission by majority.

Statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect. The IAEA is the world’s centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organization in 1957.

It was established as an autonomous organization in 1957 through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute. It reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.

It is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nuclear power worldwide.

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