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JPSC 2023 · Question 56 of 199

Under which Amendment Act was the reservation in promotion for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ensured by inserting Clause ‘4A’ in Article 16?

Indian Polity

  1. A75th Amendment Act, 1994
  2. B76th Amendment Act, 1994
  3. C77th Amendment Act, 1995Correct
  4. D108th Amendment Act, 2008

Answer: C. 77th Amendment Act, 1995

Explanation

The 77th Constitutional Amendment (1995) inserted clause (4A) in Article 16, enabling reservation in promotion for SCs and STs.

Source: JPSC Combined Civil Services (PT) 2023 (Advt 01/2024), GS Paper-I, Booklet Series-B; answers per official model answer key

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