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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state government has decided to give 5 % quota for Kapu community in 10 % reservation for EWS?
A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Jharkhand
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Telangana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kapu are considered to be a Sat-Shudra community in the traditional Hindu ritual ranking system known as varna.

Detailed explanation-2: -EWS certificate can be used to avail the 10% reservation for the GEN-Economically Weaker Section in higher education all over the India and government jobs.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -For a person to come under the EWS quota, his or his family’s income should be less than ₹8 lakh. Here, the source of income also includes agriculture, business, and other professions.

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