2004 · Q73
73. Consider the following statements :
- 1Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are two States with maximum population of the Scheduled Castes.
- 2Punjab has the highest ratio of the Scheduled Caste population to its total population.
- 3There was a provision for setting up a National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the Article 338 of the Constitution of India. However by a Constitutional Amendment Act, separate National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes have been set up.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- A2 only
- B1 and 2
- C2 and 3
- D1 and 3
Explanation
Statement 1 is false: in Census 2001 Uttar Pradesh had the largest Scheduled Caste population, but the second-largest was West Bengal, not Bihar. Statement 2 is correct: Punjab had the highest proportion of Scheduled Castes in its population (about 28.9%). Statement 3 is correct: Article 338 originally provided a combined commission, and the 89th Constitutional Amendment (2003) created separate National Commissions for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Hence 2 and 3.