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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state has approved 50 per cent reservation of Backward Class in judicial services
A
Haryana
B
Bihar
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Odisha
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Andhra Pradesh state percentage of reservation is around 50%. Including the overall 1/3 reservation for women, 66.66% of seats are reserved in Andhra Pradesh in Education and Government jobs. Andhra Pradesh BC quota has sub-quotas for castes, classified in A, B, C and D.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recently, a five-judge Bench set up to hear the challenge to the Maratha quota law, decided not to confine the question of reservation spilling over the 50% limit to just Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Maharashtra, the total reservation was at 52% before the Maratha quota. It includes, SC (13%), ST (7%) and OBC (19%), Special Backward Class (2%) Vimukti Jati (3%), Nomadic Tribe (B) (2.5%), Nomadic Tribe (C) (Dhangar) (3.5%) and Nomadic Tribe (D) (Vanjari) (2%).

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