OPSC OAS 2023 PrelimsPolityQuestion 20
Solved previous year question from the OPSC OAS/OCS 2023 Preliminary Examination (General Studies), with the official answer key and a detailed explanation.
Question
Which Four Amendments to Indian Constitution given below are related to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India?
List of Amendments to Indian Constitution:
1, 8, 19, 29, 46, 65, 95, 102
Which of the Amendment given above is/are correct?
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Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: (A) 1, 8, 65, 95
Articles related to schedule caste and tribes 1,8,65,95.
- 1st Amendment (1951): Added Ninth Schedule and modified Article 15, enabling the state to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes, including SCs and STs. It also protected land reform laws from judicial review..
- 8th Amendment (1959): Extended reservation for SC/ST in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
- 65th Amendment (1990): Established the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- The 95th Amendment extended the reservation of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians until 2020
- 104th Amendment Act, 2020 extended the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for a further period of ten years — from 2020 to 2030.
