Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Polity and Constitution

The Supreme Court has held that Article 3 does not authorise the cession of Indian territory to a foreign country and that such cession requires a constitutional amendment under Article 368. It has also held that settling a boundary dispute may be accomplished through executive action when the settlement does not involve cession of Indian territory.

Which one of the following conclusions follows most appropriately?

  1. Every international boundary adjustment necessarily requires an amendment under Article 368
  2. Parliament may transfer Indian territory to another country by an ordinary law under Article 3
  3. The executive may transfer Indian territory whenever the transfer arises from a boundary dispute
  4. The required constitutional procedure depends on whether the arrangement transfers Indian territory or merely determines an uncertain boundary
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