Article 79: Constitution of Parliament

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1. 1. Under Article 79(2) of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, a law amending the Basic Law must be carried by:

   A.two-thirds of the Members of the Bundestag and two-thirds of the votes of the BundesratB.two-thirds of the Bundestag members present and voting together with the consent of all LänderC.a majority of the Members of the Bundestag and approval of the people in a referendumD.three-fourths of the Members of the Bundestag, without any vote of the Bundesrat
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2. 2. Assertion (A): Article 79(3) of the Basic Law of Germany declares inadmissible any amendment affecting the division of the Federation into Länder, their participation in principle in the legislative process, or the principles laid down in Articles 1 and 20. Reason (R): Article 368 of the Constitution of India expressly lists the provisions of the Constitution that can never be amended.

   A.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AB.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AC.A is false, but R is trueD.A is true, but R is false
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