Consider the following statements:
(A) Human beings can organise on their own, often against very heavy odds, to struggle for justice and dignity.
(B) The Schedules of castes and tribes deserving special treatment were drawn up by the British Indian government.
(C) For the OBCs, the proportion of reserved seats is fixed as for the Scheduled Castes.
(D) Special programmes have also been extended to the Other Backward Classes.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
(A) Human beings can organise on their own, often against very heavy odds, to struggle for justice and dignity. — Correct. No group is only a victim. People can organise and act on their own to struggle for justice and dignity, even against very heavy odds.
(B) The Schedules of castes and tribes deserving special treatment were drawn up by the British Indian government. — Correct. The Schedules listing castes and tribes that deserve special treatment were drawn up in 1935 by the British Indian government, before Independence.
(C) For the OBCs, the proportion of reserved seats is fixed as for the Scheduled Castes. — Incorrect. For Scheduled Castes and Tribes, the share of reserved seats equals their share in the total population. For the OBCs this proportion is decided differently, so it is not fixed the same way.
(D) Special programmes have also been extended to the Other Backward Classes. — Correct. Since the early 1990s, special programmes have been extended to the Other Backward Classes. This is one of the most significant additions after Independence.
NCERT (2026-27): “State and Non-State Initiatives Addressing Caste and Tribe Discrimination “In any case, no social group howsoever weak or oppressed is only a victim. Human beings are always capable of organising and acting on their own – often against very heavy odds – to struggle for justice and dignity. …” |