Which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts further exten

Which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts further extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies from seventy years to eighty years?

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93rd Amendment Act

101st Amendment Act

102nd Amendment Act

104th Amendment Act

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The reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies was initially for a period of 10 years from the commencement of the Constitution. This reservation has been extended periodically by constitutional amendments. The 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009, extended this reservation for another 10 years, i.e., up to January 25, 2020. The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, further extended the reservation for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for a period of ten years, i.e., up to January 25, 2030.

The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies from 70 years to 80 years.

The 104th Amendment also discontinued the reservation of nominated seats for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. Other important recent amendments include the 101st (GST), 102nd (National Commission for Backward Classes constitutional status), and 103rd (EWS reservation). The 93rd Amendment Act is related to reservation for OBCs in educational institutions.

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