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UPSC 1996 · Q20 · Indian Polity › Social Justice & Vulnerable Sections · Save

If the number of seats allocated to a state in the Lok Sabha is 42, then the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in that state will be

(a) 21
(b) 14
(c) 7
(d) 6
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Answer: (d) 6
UPSC 1996 · Q24 · Indian Polity › Social Justice & Vulnerable Sections · Save

In the Indian context the term De-notified tribes refers to

(a) tribes which are aboriginals
(b) nomadic tribes
(c) tribes practising shifting cultivation
(d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
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Answer: (d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
UPSC 1996 · Q82 · Indian Polity › Social Justice & Vulnerable Sections · Save

Assertion (A): The word ‘minority’ is not defined in the Constitution of India.

Reason (R): The Minorities Commission is not a constitutional body. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A