Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution provides for a separate electorate for the election of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
2. 104th Amendment of the Constitution has extended the reservation for SC and STs in Lok Sabha by another 10 years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. Constitution has abandoned the system of communal representation. It provides for the reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the Lok Sabha on the basis of population ratios. Though seats are reserved for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, they are elected by all the voters in a constituency, without any separate electorate.
Statement 2 is correct. The 104thAmendment of the Constitution of India, extended the deadline for the reservation of seats for members from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies by a period of 10 years.
