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Q81·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

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Question

Consider the following statements regarding 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam': Which of the statements given above are correct?

  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.

Options

a

1, 2 and 3

b

1 and 2 only

c

2 and 3 only

Answer
d

1 and 3 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect; the Women's Reservation Bill explicitly ties implementation to the delimitation process that follows the first Census conducted after the bill's passage, so it cannot apply immediately to the 18th Lok Sabha. Statements 2 and 3 are correct; it includes a 15-year sunset clause and establishes horizontal sub-reservation for SC/ST women within the existing SC/ST quotas.

Implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is mathematically and legally contingent on the next official Census and Delimitation.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q81

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Elections & Representation

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Constitution One Hundred and Sixth Amendment Act 2023

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