Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:

The Act that revised and strengthened the legal provision punishing acts of violence or humiliation against Dalits and Adivasis is called:

Options:

Caste Disability removal Act, 1850

The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Reservation Policy

93rd Constitutional Amendment Act

Correct Answer:

The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing acts of violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis.