The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of
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Answer: A. The Ninth Schedule was added by the First Amendment Act, 1951, when Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister, to protect land reform laws from court challenge.
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Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because Shastri became PM in 1964, long after 1951.
- C. Wrong because Indira Gandhi added laws to it, but it was created in 1951.
- D. Wrong because Morarji Desai was PM in 1977-79.
Source to check: Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951; NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 9 'Constitution as a Living Document'
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