Name of the country from which the constitutional features of procedures for amendment was borrowed by India. (1) Britain (2) America (3) South Africa (4) Germany

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(3) South Africa Explanation: The makers of Indian constitution borrowed the feature of amendment procedures from South Africa. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India. Besides, the provision of indirect election of members of the Rajya Sabha was also borrowed from the South African constitution.

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