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Q1 · easy · Article 330
Article 330 of the Constitution of India primarily provides for which of the following?
- A.Reservation of seats in the House of the People for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (including special provision for ST in autonomous districts of Assam).✓ correct
- B.Reservation of seats in the State Legislatures for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- C.Reservation of posts in government service for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- D.Reservation of seats in local bodies (Panchayats and Municipalities) for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Why: Clause (1) of Article 330 explicitly provides that seats shall be reserved in the House of the People for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (with a separate item for ST in the autonomous districts of Assam). The article concerns parliamentary (House of the People) reservation, not State legislatures, services or local bodies.
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In Article 330, the Explanation states that the expression "population" means:
- A.Population as ascertained at the last preceding census, whether or not its figures have been published.
- B.Population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published.✓ correct
- C.Population as fixed by the State government for the purpose of seat allocation.
- D.Population as ascertained at the 2001 census (solely).
Why: The Explanation to Article 330 defines "population" as the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published. The proviso further modifies which census is to be treated as the reference until certain future census figures are published.
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Which clause of Article 330 sets out the general rule that reserved seats in any State or Union territory for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall "bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion" to the total seats as their population bears to the total population?
- A.Clause (1)
- B.Clause (3)
- C.Clause (2)✓ correct
- D.The Explanation
Why: Clause (2) states the general rule that the number of seats reserved in any State or Union territory for SCs or STs shall, as nearly as may be, bear the same proportion to the total number of seats allotted as their population bears to the total population of the State or UT.
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With respect to Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam, Article 330 requires that the number of reserved seats shall:
- A.Exactly equal the proportion of the ST population in the autonomous districts to the State population.
- B.Not exceed the proportion of the ST population in the autonomous districts to the State population.
- C.Be determined without reference to population proportions.
- D.Bear to the total number of seats allotted to the State a proportion not less than the population of the Scheduled Tribes in those autonomous districts bears to the total population of the State.✓ correct
Why: Clause (3) provides a special rule for STs in the autonomous districts of Assam: the number of seats reserved shall bear to the total seats allotted to that State a proportion not less than the proportion which the ST population in those autonomous districts bears to the State's total population. It is a minimum-guarantee rule, not an exact equality or an upper limit.
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Until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2026 have been published, the Explanation to Article 330 directs that the reference to the "last preceding census" shall be construed as a reference to which census?
- A.2001 census✓ correct
- B.2011 census
- C.1991 census
- D.The most recent state census
Why: The proviso to the Explanation specifies that, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after 2026 have been published, the reference to the last preceding census shall be construed as a reference to the 2001 census.
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