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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state government has announced to reserve two percent employment for meritorious sportspersons
A
Jharkhand
B
Gujarat
C
Delhi
D
Karnataka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government to consider inclusion of para sportspersons in the two percent sports quota for state government jobs and admission in educational institutions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The following reservations are there in Central Government jobs where selection is through direct recruitment on all India basis in open competition exams: Scheduled Castes (SCs): 15% Scheduled Tribes (STs): 7.5% Other Backward Castes (OBCs): 27%

Detailed explanation-3: -5% reservation is given to sportspersons along with additional increments. Apart from these, sportspersons get preference in different jobs, where they are given preference in marks and tiebreaker.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of the sports quota is to provide financial assistance to athletes in the country so that they may adequately represent themselves and their teams in a variety of sports.

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