Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (State initiatives for addressing caste/tribe discrimination) | List-II (Year) | ||
| (A) | 93rd Constitution Amendment Act | (I) | 1989 |
| (B) | Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act | (II) | 2005 |
| (C) | "Schedule" listing of the tribes and castes recognised for special treatment | (III) | 1850 |
| (D) | Caste Disabilities Removal Act | (IV) | 1935 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
(A) 93rd Constitution Amendment Act — this matches (II) 2005.
(B) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — this matches (I) 1989.
(C) ‘Schedule’ listing of the tribes and castes recognised for special treatment — this matches (IV) 1935.
(D) Caste Disabilities Removal Act — this matches (III) 1850.
NCERT (2025-26): “State and Non-State Initiatives Addressing Caste and Tribe Discrimination … The Indian state has had special programmes for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes since even before Independence. The ‘Schedules’ listing the castes and tribes recognised as deserving of special treatment because of the massive discrimination practiced against them were drawn up in 1935, by the British Indian government.…” “State and Non-State Initiatives Addressing Caste and Tribe Discrimination … In addition to reservations, there have been a number of laws passed to end, prohibit and punish caste discrimination, specially untouchability. One of the earliest such laws was the Caste Disabilities Removal Act of 1850, which disallowed the curtailment of rights of citizens due solely to change of religion or caste. The most recent such law was the Constitution Amendment (Ninety Third Amendment) Act of 2005, which became law on 23rd January 2006. Coincidentally, both the 1850 law and the 2006 amendment related to education. The 93rd Amendment is for introducing reservation for the Other Backward Classes in institutions of higher education, while the 1850 Act was used to allow entry of Dalits to government schools.…” “…The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing acts of violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis.…” |