UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies

Question 11: Polity and Governance

The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha is

aBihar

bGujarat

cUttar Pradesh

dMadhya Pradesh

AnswerThe answer is (d).

At the time of the question, Madhya Pradesh, which then still included Chhattisgarh, had the largest number of Lok Sabha seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes because it has the largest Scheduled Tribe population in India (Gonds, Bhils and others). Bihar then included Jharkhand and had fewer, Gujarat had only a handful, and Uttar Pradesh has few tribal communities.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Bihar then included Jharkhand but still had fewer reserved ST seats than Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Gujarat has only a handful of ST-reserved seats.
(c) Uttar Pradesh has few Scheduled Tribe communities and few reserved ST seats.
(d) Right: Madhya Pradesh had the most ST-reserved Lok Sabha seats.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.