GS-2Specific Microtheme

Constitutional Safeguards: Articles 15, 16, 17, 46, 330, 332, 335, 338, 338A

Mapped under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes → Topic 12 Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections

📝 5 Questions (Sorted Recent First 2025–2013)

Other Microthemes in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes:

Constitutional Safeguards: Articles 15, 16, 17, 46, 330, 332, 335, 338, 338A Statutory Laws: SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Protection of Civil Rights Act Forest & Tribal Laws: Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, PESA Act 1996 Eradication of Manual Scavenging: PEMSR Act & NAMASTE Scheme Constitutional Commissions: NCSC and NCST Special Frameworks: Tribal Sub-Plan, EMRS, PM-JANMAN

UPSC Mains Questions on "Constitutional Safeguards: Articles 15, 16, 17, 46, 330, 332, 335, 338, 338A" (5)

2024 marks

Despite comprehensive policies for equity and social justice, Affirmative underprivileged sections are not yet getting the full benefits of affirmative action envisaged by the Constitution. Comment.

Q11No match yet

2022 marks

Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific contexts should they be considered as a single category?

Q25No match yet

2016 marks

Why are the tribals in India referred to as the Scheduled Tribes? Indicate Scheduled the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment.

Q7No match yet

2015 marks

How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?

Q5No match yet

2014 marks

backward communities byprotecting required social resources Welfare schemes for them, lead to their exclusion in establishingbusinesses in (Urban Exclusion) urban economics?

Q4No match yet

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