105th Constitutional Amendment Act

Question 1

What does the 105th constitutional amendment do

Answer 1

Restores the powers of union and state governments to identify and recognize the socially and economic backward classes

Question 2

What was it previously called

Answer 2

127th constitutional amendment bill

Question 3

In which case did the states and UTs lose the power to identify SEBCs

Answer 3

Maratha Quota case

Question 4

Which article does the amendment amend?

Answer 4

Article 342A which states that the power to identify the SEBCs lies with the President

Question 5

What amendment is done

Answer 5

The addition of clause 3 clarifies that states and UTs will have the power to identify and specify SEBCs for their own purposes, which may differ from the central list

Question 6

Which other articles were amended? ( From 105th amendment act )

Answer 6

Articles 338B and 366

Question 7

Which landmark judgment is associated with the reservations for OBC and SC/STs

Answer 7

Indra Sawhney case, 1992 was fought on the basis of the recommendations of B.P Mandal commission in 1980, which recommended 27% reservation for OBCs and 22.5% for SC/STs

Question 8

What did the Indra Sawhney case do ?

Answer 8

50% cap on reservations were put, emphasis of social backwardness was done, and the concept of creamy layer was introduced

Question 9

To what is the creamy layer applicable to

Answer 9

The creamy layer concept is applicable only to the OBCs and not to the SC/STs

Question 10

Creamy layer crtieria

Answer 10

Currently, income should be more than 8 Lakh Rupees ( it is supposed to be revised every 3 years )

Question 11

Total count of SEBCs in the country

Answer 11

There has never been any official count, the Mandal Commission in 1980 estimated the OBC population to be 52% of the population back then

Question 12

What did the Mandal commission recommend

Answer 12

OBCs be granted 27% reservation of jobs under central government and PSUs, thereby taking total reservations for OBCs anD SC/STs to 49%

Question 13

Which article of the Indian constitution prescribes the government to make reservations for SEBCs and SC/STs

Answer 13

Article 15(4), 15(5) and 16(4)

Question 14

Which caste census did the Mandal Commission take into account

Answer 14

1931 ( the last caste wise census )

Question 15

Which amendment introduced Articles 338B and 342A

Answer 15

102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018

Question 16

What does Article 338B establish

Answer 16

National Commission for Backward Classes

Question 17

What does Article 342A establish

Answer 17

That the President, in consultation with the governor, would specify the socially and educationally backward classes

Question 18

Which article defines the Socially and Educationally backward classes

Answer 18

Article 366

Question 19

Which commission is for sub categorizing the OBCs

Answer 19

Justice Rohini Commission, instituted in 2017, tenure extended to July 2021

Question 20

Which article deals with the appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes

Answer 20

Article 340

Question 21

The union health ministry has just announced ___ % reservation for OBCs and ___% quota for EWS in the All India Quota scheme

Answer 21

27% reservation and 10% quota

Question 22

Which article deals with the amendments to the constitution

Answer 22

Article 368

Question 23

What did the SC hold in the maratha quota case

Answer 23

That after the introduction of 102nd amendment , states lost the power to identify SEBCs

Question 24

When was the NCBC established

Answer 24

14 August, 1993

Question 25

Under which ministry is NCBC

Answer 25

Social Justice and Empowerment , minister is Virendra Kumar

Question 26

Who is the current chairman of NCBC

Answer 26

Bhagwan Lal Sahni

Question 27

Which judgement produced the NCBC

Answer 27

Indra Sawhney

Question 28

Which amendment gave NCBC a constitutional status ?

Answer 28

102nd amendment act, 2018 ( previously 123rd constitutional amendment bill , 2017 )

Question 29

NCBC Act was passed in 19__

Answer 29

1993