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2019

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The Union Cabinet has recently approved a reservation at what percentage for ’economically backward’ upper castes in government jobs?

A	5 %
B	10 %
C	6 %
D	15 %

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Coming into force on 14 January 2019, the One Hundred and Third Amendment of the Constitution of India amended articles 15(6) and 16(6) of the Constitution of India to permit 10% reservations to the EWS category.

Detailed explanation-2: -STS and OBCs is 16.66%, 7.5% and 25.84% respectively. In case of direct recruitment to Group C and D posts which normally attract candidates from a locality or a region, percentage of reservation for SCs/STs is generally fixed in proportion to the population of SCs and STS in the respective States/UTs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, Karnataka provides 32% reservation for OBCs, 15% for SCs and 3% for STs, totaling 50% as capped by the Supreme Court.

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