The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of

1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
3. C. Indira Gandhi
4. D. Morarji Desai

Answer: A

Explanation

To ensure that agrarian reform legislation did not run into heavy weather, the legislature amended the Constitution in the year 1951 which inserted Ninth Schedule during the tenure of Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. Article 31-B was inserted by the First Constitutional (Amendment) Act 1951 which states that without prejudiced to the generality of the provisions contained in Article 31-A, none of the Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule nor any of the provisions thereof shall be deemed to be void, or ever to have become void, on the ground that such Act, Regulation or provisions is inconsistent with, or takes away or abridges any of the rights conferred by , any provisions of this part, and notwithstanding any judgment , decree or order of any court or tribunal to the contrary, each of the said Acts and Regulations shall, subject to the power of any competent legislature to repeal or amend it, continue in force.