Question

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

1. Article 330: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People.

2. Article 331: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

3. Article 334: Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after seventy years.

4. Article 335: Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts.

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. 3 only
4. 4 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 2 only

The correct answer is 2 only.

PART XVI: Special Provisions related to Certain Classes in the Constitution of India.

• Article 330: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
• Article 331: Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People.
• Article 332: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. Hence, Statement 2 is incorrect.
• Article 333: Representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
• Article 334: Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after seventy years. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
• Article 335: Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts. Hence, Statement 4 is correct.
• Article 336: Special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services.
• Article 337: Special provision concerning educational grants for the benefit of the Anglo-Indian Community.
• Article 338: National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
• Article 338A: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
• Article 338A: National Commission for Backward Classes.
• Article 339: Control of the Union over the Administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
• Article 340: Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes.
• Article 341: Scheduled Castes.
• Article 342: Scheduled Tribes.
• Article 342A: Socially and educationally backward classes.

• A Constitution Amendment Bill (the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019) passed in the Lok Sabha in January 2020 did away with the provision of the nomination of Anglo-Indians to Lok Sabha and certain state assemblies.