{"id":87206,"date":"2025-06-01T06:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87206"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:35:08","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-scheduled-castes-and-the-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-scheduled-castes-and-the-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions.<\/li>\n<li>2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State.<\/li>\n<li>3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State.<\/li>\n<li>4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described in Article 30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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 CDS-2 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Article 15(4) allows the State to make special provisions for the advancement of SC\/ST, including reservations in government educational institutions. (Statement 1 is covered).<br \/>\n&#8211; Article 15(5), added by the 93rd Amendment (2005), explicitly allows the State to make special provisions for SC\/ST (and SEBCs) in relation to their admission to educational institutions, including private educational institutions, *whether aided or unaided by the State*. (Statements 2 and 3 are covered).<br \/>\n&#8211; Article 15(5) specifically states that these provisions shall *not apply* to the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of Article 30. (Statement 4 is incorrect).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nArticle 15(5) was enacted to overcome legal challenges to reservations in private educational institutions and affirmed the state&#8217;s power to implement such measures, with the specific exclusion of minority institutions which have special protection under Article 30.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India : 1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions. 2. 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