UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I · Question 93

Question 93 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2024 · P-I · Q93 · Indian Polity · Federalism & Local Government

   Under which one among the following Articles of the Constitution of India, the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe in every Municipality?

   1. 243-R
   2. 243-S
   3. 243-T
   4. 243-ZA

   भारत के संविधान के निम्नलिखित अनुच्छेदों में से किसमें, प्रत्येक नगरपालिका में अनुसूचित जाति और अनुसूचित जनजाति के लिए स्थान आरक्षित हैं?

   1. 243-द
   2. 243-ध
   3. 243-न
   4. 243-यक
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   Answer: (3) 243-T

   उत्तर: (3) 243-न

   Article 243T (added by the 74th Amendment) reserves seats for SCs and STs in every Municipality in proportion to their population, with one-third of seats reserved for women. Article 243R deals with the composition of Municipalities, 243S with Wards Committees and 243ZA with elections to Municipalities by the State Election Commission.

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