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Which state has increased the quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes?
A
Telangana
B
Karnataka
C
Kerala
D
Tamil Nadu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -d Madhya Pradesh is the state where the largest number of seats are reserved for scheduled tribe in the Lok Sabha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uttar Pradesh (35,148,377) has the largest number of Scheduled Caste population. Hence statement 3 is correct. West Bengal (18,452,555) is second and Bihar (13,048,608) is the third-largest state.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -STs and OBCs in case of direct recruitment on all India basis by open competition is given at the rate of 15%, 7.5% and 27% respectively. In case of direct recruitment on all India basis otherwise. than by open competition, reservation for SCs. STS and OBCs is 16.66%, 7.5% and 25.84% respectively.

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