Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Q. of the Indian Constitution contains provisions for the Scheduled Castes, and specifies the procedure for the notification of Scheduled Tribes.

1. Article 333
2. Article 342
3. Article 345
4. Article 341

Q. S1: Article 342 includes communities that are referred to as Scheduled Castes.

S2: Communities that usually live in forests and hills are considered under Scheduled Tribes.

S3: The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute for approximately 25% of the total Indian population.

Identify each of the above statements as true or false and mark the appropriate option.

1. S1: False, S2: True, S3: False
2. S1: False, S2: True, S3: True
   
3. S1: False, S2: False, S3: True
4. S1: True, S2: True, S3: True

Q. Which among the following articles of the Indian constitution reserves the seats for weaker sections in parliament and legislative assembly?

1. Article 15
2. Article 46
3. Article 330
4. Article 332
   

Q. ______ was introduced to provide reservations in government jobs to backward classes of the Indian society.

1. Article 332(4)
2. Article 46(4)
3. Article 17(4)
4. Article 16(4)
   

Q. Smita, an Indian student belonging to a minority group, was denied admission by a government college in India because she was not fluent in the Official Language of the Union.

Which of the following are true in this case?

1. Article 29 of the Indian Constitution is violated
2. Article 342 of the Indian Constitution is violated
3. A government run educational institute cannot deny admission on the basis of language
4. The institute has the right not to admit her according to its own guidelines

Q. Which of the following articles in the Indian constitution contain/s special provisions for weaker sections of the society?

1. Article 46
2. Article 16
3. Article 352
4. Article 332
   

Q. Statement I: The Constitution doesn't specifically define the terms 'Scheduled Castes' and 'Scheduled Tribes'.

Statement II: The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been historically oppressed and marginalised.

1. Both statements are false
2. Only Statement I is true
3. Only Statement II is true
4. Both statements are true

Q. Mark the correct answer after reading the statements below:

(I) Article 15 abolishes discrimination on the basis of caste, religion and birth place.
(II) Article 16 (4) protects the Scheduled Castes from discrimination in religious spaces.
(III) Article 330 reserves seats for Scheduled Tribes in government colleges.

1. Only (I) is true.
2. Only (II) and (III) are true.
3. Only (I) and (II) are true.
4. Only (II) is true.

Q. Which of the following articles in the Indian Constitution was formulated to protect the culture and script of the minorities?

1. Article 15
   
2. Article 46
3. Article 29
4. Article 330

Q. Select those Articles of the Constitution which provide special provisions for weaker sections.

1. Article 15
2. Article 46
3. Article 29
4. Article 16
5. Article 99
6. Article 334
7. Article 330
8. Article 66
9. Article 332
10. Article 18

Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes the procedure to be followed for the specification of Scheduled Tribes?

1. Article 366
2. Article 10
3. Article 300
4. Article 342