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Citizenship & Schedules — UPSC Prelims Polity previous year questions — page 3

82 solved previous year questions on Citizenship & Schedules, papers from 1991 to 2023, drawn from UPPCS, UPSC CSE Prelims, UPSC CDS. Each carries the printed answer key and the explanation from the source compilation.

1. #81Full-length test
   With reference to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. It includes laws from both the centre and state list mentioned in the 7th schedule of the Constitution. 2. The laws included in the schedule are given complete immunity from Judicial Review. 3. Laws included under this schedule are only related to agriculture and land issues. 4. Retrospective laws cannot be included in the 9th schedule.How many of the above given statements are correct?
   • AOnly one
   • BOnly two
   • CAll three
   • DNone
   Answer: (A) Only one
   Explanation

   Option a is the correct Ninth Schedule became a part of the in the first Constitutional Amendment Act. It was created new Article which along with was brought the government to protect laws related to agrarian for abolishing the Zamindari 1 is correct: The Ninth Schedule contains a central and state laws which cannot be challenged (though laws placed under the Ninth Schedule 24, 1973, are open to challenge in court if they 2 is incorrect: The laws were initially this schedule to protect it from judicial scrutiny on of violation of fundamental rights. However, in case (2007), the Supreme Court ruled that not be any blanket immunity from judicial laws included in the Ninth Schedule. The court held review is a 'basic feature' of the constitution, and not be taken away by putting a law under the 3 is incorrect: Most of the laws included under are related to agriculture and land issues. list

2. #82Full-length test
   Consider the following statements regarding the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992; 1. It provides for reservation of seats for the offices of Chairpersons in the Municipalities for Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population in the total population of that area. 2. Provisions of the act do not apply to Schedule 5th and Schedule 6th areas under the Constitution.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
   • A1 only
   • B2
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither 1 nor. 2
   Answer: (B) 2
   Explanation

   Option b is the correct b is correct. Vertical Reservation: Reservation Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward { is referred to as vertical reservation. It for each of the groups specified under the a, C and d are incorrect. Horizontal reservation: to the equal opportunity provided to other beneficiaries such as women, veterans, the and individuals with disabilities, the vertical categories. Important Tips What is Affirmative Action? Affirmative action refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to increase the representation of particular groups based on their gender, race, sexuality, creed or nationality in areas in which they are underrepresented such as education and employment. An example of this is the reservation system in India

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