Consider the following statements about reservations:
(A) Reservations are the most important state initiative attempting to compensate for past and present caste discrimination.
(B) Reservation of jobs covers government service and private sector companies.
(C) Some developmental programmes of the government are exclusively for the Scheduled Castes or Tribes, while others give them preference.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A and C only
(A) Reservations are the most important state initiative attempting to compensate for past and present caste discrimination. — Correct. Reservations are the most important state initiative to make up for past and present caste discrimination.
(B) Reservation of jobs covers government service and private sector companies. — Incorrect. Job reservation covers government service across all departments and public sector companies. Private sector companies are not part of it.
(C) Some developmental programmes of the government are exclusively for the Scheduled Castes or Tribes, while others give them preference. — Correct. The same principle reaches other developmental programmes of the government. Some are only for the Scheduled Castes or Tribes, and others give them preference.
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