Match List-I (Law) with List-II (Provision).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Caste Disabilities Removal Act | (I) Introduced reservation for the OBCs in institutions of higher education |
| (B) Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act | (II) Revised and strengthened provisions punishing violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis |
| (C) Constitution of India | (III) Was used to allow entry of Dalits to government schools |
| (D) Prevention of Atrocities Act | (IV) Abolished untouchability and introduced the reservation provisions |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Caste Disabilities Removal Act | (III) Was used to allow entry of Dalits to government schools | The Caste Disabilities Removal Act of 1850 was used to allow entry of Dalits to government schools. It is one of the earliest laws against caste discrimination. |
| (B) Constitution (Ninety Third Amendment) Act | (I) Introduced reservation for the OBCs in institutions of higher education | The Ninety Third Amendment Act of 2005 introduced reservation for the OBCs in institutions of higher education. It became law in January 2006. |
| (C) Constitution of India | (IV) Abolished untouchability and introduced the reservation provisions | The Constitution, passed in 1950, abolished untouchability under Article 17. It also introduced the reservation provisions. |
| (D) Prevention of Atrocities Act | (II) Revised and strengthened provisions punishing violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis | The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis. |
NCERT (2026-27): “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 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. The Constitution abolished untouchability (Article 17) and introduced the reservation provisions mentioned above. The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing acts of violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis. …” |