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The Parliament (Part-I)

📆 October 8, 2024

Total Questions: 50

21. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha does not exist in the states of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Solution:Till 2008, there was no reservation for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh. After the delimitation of 2008, Karnataka and Meghalaya both have reserved seats (2-cach states) for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha. At present, there is no reservation for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha in the State of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

22. There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (e) Both (a) & (b)
Solution:Till 2008, there was no reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, but now after delimitation in 2008, both seats of Lok Sabha for the State of Meghalaya have been reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Andaman and Nicobar Island, Chandigarh and Puducherry are Union Territories where no seats are reserved for SC and ST. In Lok Sabha, there is no reservation for SC & ST in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. So, Presently there are no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Hence, both option (a & b) are correct.

23. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (d) 84
Solution:The number of Constituencies reserved for schedule castes has increased from 79 to 84, after the delimitation of 2008 As per the order issued by the Delimitation commission in 2008, 412 are general, 84 seats are reserved for scheduled Castes and 47 seats for the Scheduled Tribes. Earliler, it was 79 and 41 for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes, respectively.

Though, the seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are reserved in Lok Sabha, they are elected by all voters in a constituency, without any separate electorate.

24. 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: [U.P.RO/AR.O. (Mains) 2014, I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (d) 6
Solution:According to Article 330(2) the number of seats reserved in any State or Union territory for the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes under clause (1) shall be, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats allocated to that State/UT in the House of the People as the population SC/ST bears to the total population of the state UT. For example, in the year 1996, the number of Lok Sabha members in West Bengal and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh was 42, in which seats reserved for scheduled castes were 8 and 6, respectively. After delimitation in the year 2008, the reserved seats for scheduled caste in these two states is 10 and 7, respectively. Thus, none of the above answers is correct.

25. Which one of the following States has the highest number of reserve seats for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Madhya Pradesh
Solution:Madhya Pradesh has reserved a maximum of 6 seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha after the recommendation. of the Delimitation Commission in 2008. There are 4 reserved seats in the State of Gujarat for Scheduled Tribes. Apart from these, Jharkhand and Odisha each have 5 seats reserved for ST. Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra each have reserved 4 seats for STs in Lok Sabha. There is no seat reserved for STs in State of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

26. Which one of the following states elects the largest number of members representing Schedule Tribes to the House of People: [UP.PC.S. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (c) Madhya Pradesh
Solution:Madhya Pradesh has reserved a maximum of 6 seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha after the recommendation. of the Delimitation Commission in 2008. There are 4 reserved seats in the State of Gujarat for Scheduled Tribes. Apart from these, Jharkhand and Odisha each have 5 seats reserved for ST. Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra each have reserved 4 seats for STs in Lok Sabha. There is no seat reserved for STs in State of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

27. From which of the following States, maximum number of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh
Solution:Madhya Pradesh has reserved a maximum of 6 seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha after the recommendation. of the Delimitation Commission in 2008. There are 4 reserved seats in the State of Gujarat for Scheduled Tribes. Apart from these, Jharkhand and Odisha each have 5 seats reserved for ST. Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra each have reserved 4 seats for STs in Lok Sabha. There is no seat reserved for STs in State of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

28. Who holds power to appoint the nominees from Anglo- Indian Community in the Lok Sabha? [44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (b) President of India
Solution:The President could hold the power to nominate the Anglo- Indian members in Lok Sabha. According to Article 331, if the President is of the opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented in the Lok Sabha, he could nominate not more than 2 members of that community. The arrangements for nominating representatives of the Anglo-Indian Community in the Lok Sabha have not been extended beyond the stipulated date (25 January, 2020) by "The constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019.

29. How many members may be nominated by the President from Anglo-Indian Community, if he is of the opinion that the community is not adequately represented in the House of the People? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (d) 2
Solution:The President could hold the power to nominate the Anglo- Indian members in Lok Sabha. According to Article 331, if the President is of the opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented in the Lok Sabha, he could nominate not more than 2 members of that community. The arrangements for nominating representatives of the Anglo-Indian Community in the Lok Sabha have not been extended beyond the stipulated date (25 January, 2020) by "The constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019.

30. The President of India can nominate two members in the Lok Sabha to give representation to- [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]

Correct Answer: (b) Anglo-Indians
Solution:The President could hold the power to nominate the Anglo- Indian members in Lok Sabha. According to Article 331, if the President is of the opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented in the Lok Sabha, he could nominate not more than 2 members of that community. The arrangements for nominating representatives of the Anglo-Indian Community in the Lok Sabha have not been extended beyond the stipulated date (25 January, 2020) by "The constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019.
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