Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Constitution of India has not defined the Anglo-Indian community.
2.The provision for Anglo-Indian representation in the Lok Sabha has been abolished.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Constitution of India defines the Anglo-Indian community in Article 366(2). It states that an Anglo-Indian is a person whose father or any male progenitor in the male line is or was of European descent but who is domiciled in India and born within Indian territory to parents habitually resident there.
Statement 2 is correct. The provision for nominating two Anglo-Indians to the Lok Sabha was abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, which came into effect in January 2020.
Source: The Hindu
