Multiple choice

Reservation for the promotion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are valid as it is provided in:

  1. The Constitution [Seventy-Seventh Amendment] Act

  2. The Constitution [Eighty-First Amendment] Act

  3. The constitution [Eighty-Fifth Amendment] Act

  4. The Constitution [Eighty-Seventh Amendment] Act
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 81st Constitutional Amendment (2000) introduced Article 16(4A), which allows reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. This amendment validated reservations in promotions that had been challenged in court. The 77th, 85th, and 87th Amendments dealt with other matters (like reservation for economically weaker sections or other constitutional provisions).

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