Question

In April 2022 the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 which seeks to amend the Constitution to include Goods and associated tribes in the Scheduled Tribes category in certain districts of _______?

• A. Himachal Pradesh
• B. Sikkim
• C. Uttar Pradesh
• D. Assam

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Uttar Pradesh

• The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the Indian Parliament.

• It is specifically related to the state of Uttar Pradesh.

• The Bill amends the SC order to exclude Gond community as a Scheduled Caste in four districts of Uttar Pradesh:

• (i) Chandauli

• (ii) Kushinagar

• (iii) Sant Kabir Nagar

• (iv) Sant Ravidas Nagar.

• It amends the ST order to recognise Gond community as a Scheduled Tribe in these four districts.