2024 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I

Question 81: Polity and Governance

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ :

  1. 1.Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
  2. 2.This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.
  3. 3.There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

a1, 2 and 3
b1 and 2 only
c2 and 3 only
d1 and 3 only

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the 106th Constitution Amendment Act, reserves one third of seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women, including within the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe quotas, for 15 years from commencement, which Parliament may extend. It takes effect only after the delimitation that follows the first census after the Act, so it will not apply from the 18th Lok Sabha. Statement 1 is wrong.

  • 1. It comes into effect only after the next census and delimitation, not from the 18th Lok Sabha.
  • 2. The reservation lasts 15 years from commencement, extendable by Parliament.
  • 3. One third of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes are reserved for SC women.

How you could have got this

  1. If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a), (b) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.

    What you needed to know: It comes into effect only after the next census and delimitation, not from the 18th Lok Sabha.

Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statements 2 or 3.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong: statement 1 is false, since the Act waits for a census and delimitation.
  • (b) Wrong: statement 1 is false and statement 3 is true.
  • (c) Right: it lasts 15 years and reserves SC women's seats within the SC quota.
  • (d) Wrong: statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.