{"id":87151,"date":"2025-06-01T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87151"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:30:12","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-the-president-of-india-may-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-president-of-india-may-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements :\n \n 1. The President of India may s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The President of India may specify a \u2018race\u2019 to be treated under the Scheduled Caste category for all purposes under the Constitution of India.<\/li>\n<li>2. The President of India may specify a \u2018tribe\u2019 to be treated under the Scheduled Caste category for all purposes under the Constitution of India.<\/li>\n<li>3. Parliament by law can include a caste or tribe in the list of Scheduled Castes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How many of the above statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2&#8243; option3=&#8221;3&#8243; option4=&#8221;None&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is C.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nArticle 341 of the Constitution of India deals with Scheduled Castes. Clause (1) empowers the President to specify castes, races or tribes or parts thereof which shall be deemed to be Scheduled Castes. Clause (2) empowers Parliament by law to include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nStatement 1: &#8220;The President of India may specify a \u2018race\u2019 to be treated under the Scheduled Caste category&#8230;&#8221;. Article 341(1) states the President may &#8220;specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall&#8230; be deemed to be Scheduled Castes&#8221;. The wording &#8220;races&#8221; is explicitly included in the list of groups that can be specified as Scheduled Castes. Therefore, this statement is correct according to the text of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Statement 2: &#8220;The President of India may specify a \u2018tribe\u2019 to be treated under the Scheduled Caste category&#8230;&#8221;. Article 341(1) also explicitly includes &#8220;tribes&#8221; in the list of groups that can be specified as Scheduled Castes, along with castes and races. While Scheduled Tribes are separately listed under Article 342 based on different criteria, Article 341(1) allows for the possibility of specifying a group socially identified as a &#8216;tribe&#8217; to be deemed a Scheduled Caste if it meets the relevant criteria for SC inclusion (e.g., social disabilities analogous to untouchability). Therefore, this statement is also correct according to the text of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Statement 3: &#8220;Parliament by law can include a caste or tribe in the list of Scheduled Castes.&#8221; Article 341(2) states: &#8220;Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within any caste, race or tribe&#8230;&#8221;. This power is explicitly vested in Parliament. Therefore, this statement is correct.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the literal reading of Article 341, all three statements are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements : 1. The President of India may specify a \u2018race\u2019 to be treated under the Scheduled Caste category for all purposes under the Constitution of India. 2. The President of India may specify a \u2018tribe\u2019 to be treated under the Scheduled Caste category for all purposes under the Constitution of India. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements :\n \n 1. The President of India may s\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-president-of-india-may-s\/#more-87151\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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