Arrange the following in the correct chronological sequence:(A) Passi…

Arrange the following in the correct chronological sequence:

(A) Passing of the Constitution of India, abolishing untouchability
(B) Passing of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
(C) Drawing up of the Schedules by the British Indian government
(D) Passing of the Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act for OBC reservation in higher education
(E) Passing of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → E, C, A, B, D

(E) Passing of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act — First. The Caste Disabilities Removal Act was passed in 1850. It is the earliest of the five events, so it comes first.

(C) Drawing up of the Schedules by the British Indian government — Second. The British Indian government drew up the Schedules in 1935. So they come second, before Independence.

(A) Passing of the Constitution of India, abolishing untouchability — Third. The Constitution of India was passed in 1950 and abolished untouchability under Article 17. It comes third.

(B) Passing of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act — Fourth. The Prevention of Atrocities Act was passed in 1989. So it comes fourth.

(D) Passing of the Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act for OBC reservation in higher education — Fifth. The Ninety Third Amendment Act of 2005, which brought OBC reservation in higher education, became law on 23 January 2006. It is the most recent law, so it comes last.

NCERT (2026-27): “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. After Independence, the same policies have been continued and many new ones added. Among the most significant additions is the extension of special programmes to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) since the early 1990s.”

“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 23 January 2006. Coincidentally, both the 1850 law and the 2006 amendment related to education. The 93 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. In between, there have been numerous laws, of which the important ones are, of course, the Constitution of India itself, passed in 1950; and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989. …”